Alfred Buckwalter Garner
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Alfred Buckwalter Garner (March 4, 1873 – July 30, 1930) was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Alfred B. Garner was born in Ashland, Pennsylvania
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Ashland. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1901 to 1907.
Garner was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first
Congress. He was again a member of the State House of Representatives from 1915 to 1917. He resumed the practice of law in Ashland and served as the taxing officer of the auditor general’s department in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
, until his death in Harrisburg. He was interred at Fountain Spring Cemetery in Fountain Springs, Pennsylvania
.
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...
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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Alfred B. Garner was born in Ashland, Pennsylvania
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Ashland is a borough in Schuylkill county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 12 miles northwest of Pottsville. The Borough lies in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. Settled in 1850, Ashland was incorporated in 1857, and was named for Henry Clay's estate near Lexington, Kentucky....
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Ashland. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1901 to 1907.
Garner was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first
61st United States Congress
The Sixty-first 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, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...
Congress. He was again a member of the State House of Representatives from 1915 to 1917. He resumed the practice of law in Ashland and served as the taxing officer of the auditor general’s department in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, until his death in Harrisburg. He was interred at Fountain Spring Cemetery in Fountain Springs, Pennsylvania
Fountain Springs, Pennsylvania
Fountain Springs is a census-designated place in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fountain Springs is located at ....
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