Jacob A. Beidler
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Jacob Atlee Beidler was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
Born in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Beidler attended the country schools, and Locke's Seminary, Norristown, Pennsylvania
.
He moved to Ohio and settled in Willoughby
in Lake County
in 1873. He engaged in business as a coal dealer and later as an operator.
Beidler was elected a member of the city council of Willoughby in 1881.
He moved to his farm, "Belle Vernon," near Willoughby, in 1881 and engaged in raising dairy cattle.
He served as president of the Belle Vernon-Mapes Dairy Co..
He served as vice president of the Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern Railroad Co.
Presidential elector in 1896 for McKinley
/Hobart.
Beidler was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-seventh
, Fifty-eighth
, and Fifty-ninth
Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1907).
Owing to ill health declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1906 to the Sixtieth
Congress.
He resumed his former business activities.
He served as president of the Rhodes & Beidler Coal Co.
He served as member of the State board of agriculture.
He died at "Belle Vernon," near Willoughby, Ohio
, September 13, 1912.
He was interred in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
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Born in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Beidler attended the country schools, and Locke's Seminary, Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown is a municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. The population was 34,324 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County...
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He moved to Ohio and settled in Willoughby
Willoughby, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,621 people, 10,265 households, and 5,892 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,225.3 people per square mile . There were 10,700 housing units at an average density of 1,052.6 per square mile...
in Lake County
Lake County, Ohio
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 230,041. The county seat is Painesville, and the county name comes from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie....
in 1873. He engaged in business as a coal dealer and later as an operator.
Beidler was elected a member of the city council of Willoughby in 1881.
He moved to his farm, "Belle Vernon," near Willoughby, in 1881 and engaged in raising dairy cattle.
He served as president of the Belle Vernon-Mapes Dairy Co..
He served as vice president of the Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern Railroad Co.
Presidential elector in 1896 for McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
/Hobart.
Beidler was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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....
, Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
, and Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1907).
Owing to ill health declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1906 to the Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
Congress.
He resumed his former business activities.
He served as president of the Rhodes & Beidler Coal Co.
He served as member of the State board of agriculture.
He died at "Belle Vernon," near Willoughby, Ohio
Willoughby, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,621 people, 10,265 households, and 5,892 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,225.3 people per square mile . There were 10,700 housing units at an average density of 1,052.6 per square mile...
, September 13, 1912.
He was interred in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
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