John Hoover Rothermel
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John Hoover Rothermel was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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John H. Rothermel was born in Richmond Township, Pennsylvania
. He pursued an academic course at Brunner’s Business College in Reading, Pennsylvania
. He taught school in Blandon Township, Pennsylvania, from 1876 to 1881. He served as a member of the faculty at Brunner’s Scientific Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Reading. He worked as an assistant district attorney of Reading from 1886 to 1889. He served as county solicitor of Berks County, Pennsylvania
from 1895 to 1898. He was an unsuccessful candidate for judge of the court of common pleas in 1899.
Rothermel was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth
and to the three succeeding Congresses. He served as the chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor during the Sixty-second
Congress, and of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce during the Sixty-third
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Reading in 1922. Interment in the Charles Evans 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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John H. Rothermel was born in Richmond Township, Pennsylvania
Richmond Township, Pennsylvania
Richmond Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania*Richmond Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania*Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania...
. He pursued an academic course at Brunner’s Business College in Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
. He taught school in Blandon Township, Pennsylvania, from 1876 to 1881. He served as a member of the faculty at Brunner’s Scientific Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Reading. He worked as an assistant district attorney of Reading from 1886 to 1889. He served as county solicitor of Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 373,638 people, 141,570 households, and 98,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 435 people per square mile . There were 150,222 housing units at an average density of 175 per square mile...
from 1895 to 1898. He was an unsuccessful candidate for judge of the court of common pleas in 1899.
Rothermel was elected as a Democrat 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...
and to the three succeeding Congresses. He served as the chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor during the Sixty-second
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
Congress, and of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce during the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Reading in 1922. Interment in the Charles Evans Cemetery.