Howard Mutchler
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Howard Mutchler was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Howard Mutchler (son of William Mutchler
), was born in Easton, Pennsylvania
. He attended the public schools of his native city and Phillips Academy
in Andover, Massachusetts
. He studied law with his father at Easton, but before qualifying for admission to the bar became editor and publisher of the Daily Express and the Northampton Democrat at Easton.
Mutchler was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, William Mutchler
. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He was elected to the Fifty-seventh
Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902. He resumed his newspaper activities, and died in Easton in 1916. Interment in Easton Cemetery
.
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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Howard Mutchler (son of William Mutchler
William Mutchler
William Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
), was born in Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....
. He attended the public schools of his native city and Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
in Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...
. He studied law with his father at Easton, but before qualifying for admission to the bar became editor and publisher of the Daily Express and the Northampton Democrat at Easton.
Mutchler was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, William Mutchler
William Mutchler
William Mutchler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He was elected 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. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902. He resumed his newspaper activities, and died in Easton in 1916. Interment in Easton Cemetery
Easton Cemetery
Easton Cemetery is a historic cemetery and burial site of many notable individuals, located in Easton, Pennsylvania. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.-Notable burials:*Jefferson Davis Brodhead...
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