Ernest F. Acheson
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Ernest Francis Acheson was a newspaper editor and a representative to the United States House of Representatives
. He was born in Washington, Pennsylvania
in 1855. He attended the public schools there, and then went on Washington and Jefferson College in 1875.
He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and practiced law until 1879. He purchased the newspaper
Washington Weekly Observer, of which he was editor. In 1889, he established a daily edition of the same paper.
He was elected as a Republican
to the United States House of Representatives
in 1894
, and continued to serve until 1909, having been an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination in 1908. He returned to editorial work until his retirement in 1912. He died in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1917.
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...
. He was born in Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...
in 1855. He attended the public schools there, and then went on Washington and Jefferson College in 1875.
He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and practiced law until 1879. He purchased the newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
Washington Weekly Observer, of which he was editor. In 1889, he established a daily edition of the same paper.
He 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 United States House of Representatives
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...
in 1894
United States House election, 1894
The U.S. House election, 1894 was a realigning election—a major Republican landslide that set the stage for the decisive Election of 1896. The elections of members of the United States House of Representatives in 1894 came in the middle of President Grover Cleveland's second term...
, and continued to serve until 1909, having been an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination in 1908. He returned to editorial work until his retirement in 1912. He died in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1917.