Edmund Frederick Erk (April 17, 1872 – December 14, 1953) was a Republican member of the

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from

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Biography

Erk was born in

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(now the North Side of Pittsburgh) to

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immigrants. He was engaged extensively in newspaper work in

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. He served as secretary to Congressman

Stephen G. Porter Stephen Geyer Porter (May 18, 1869 – June 27, 1930) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Porter was born near Salem, Ohio. In 1877, he moved to Pennsylvania with his parents, who settle ...

from 1911 to 1919 and as clerk of the

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from June 1, 1919, to November 3, 1930. He was the Secretary of the American delegation to the

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Conference at

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in 1924 and 1925. Erk was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Stephen G. Porter, at the same time being elected to the Seventy-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 and for election in 1934. He served as secretary to Congressman Michael J. Muldowney from March 4, 1933, to January 2, 1935, and as an author and compiler. He served as clerk to

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James J. Davis James John Davis (October 27, 1873November 22, 1947) was a Wales, Welsh-born American businessman, author and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served as United States Secre ...

from 1939 to 1945. He was a resident in

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, until his death there. Interment in St. John's Cemetery in Pittsburgh.

Sources

The Political Graveyard

References

1872 births 1953 deaths American people of German descent Clerks Politicians from Pittsburgh Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub