Alexander Billmeyer
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Alexander Billmeyer was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Alexander Billmeyer was born in Liberty Township, Pennsylvania
. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits and the manufacture of lumber
. He worked as director of a national bank in Washingtonville, Pennsylvania
.
Billmeyer was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rufus K. Polk. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902. He resumed agricultural pursuits in Montour County, Pennsylvania
, and died near Washingtonville in 1924. Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Danville, Pennsylvania
.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Alexander Billmeyer was born in Liberty Township, Pennsylvania
Liberty Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania
Liberty Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,476 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.5 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits and the manufacture of lumber
Lumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
. He worked as director of a national bank in Washingtonville, Pennsylvania
Washingtonville, Pennsylvania
Washingtonville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 201 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
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Billmeyer was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rufus K. Polk. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902. He resumed agricultural pursuits in Montour County, Pennsylvania
Montour County, Pennsylvania
Montour County is located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, the county's population was 18,267. Its county seat is Danville. It is named for Andrew Montour, a prominent métis interpreter who served with George Washington during the French and Indian War. The county is part of the...
, and died near Washingtonville in 1924. Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Danville was home to 8,042 people in 1900, 7,517 people in 1910, and 7,122 people in 1940. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census...
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