Henry Wilson Temple (March 31, 1864 – January 11, 1955) was a Progressive and a

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member of the

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from

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. Temple was born in Belle Center, Ohio. He graduated from

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, in 1883, and from the

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, in 1887. Before his ordination to the

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, he worked at Reformed Presbyterian congregations in and around

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. After his ordination, he served as the pastor of churches in Jefferson County,

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, and

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. He worked as professor of political science at

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in Washington, Pennsylvania, from 1898 to 1913. Temple was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to succeed himself in

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. However, he was soon after elected to the seat as a Republican in the

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to the Sixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative -elect William Brown (who had defeated him in the 1914 general election). He was reelected to the Sixty-fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

. He worked as professor of international relations in Washington and Jefferson College from 1933 until his retirement in 1947. He died in Washington, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Washington Cemetery.

Sources

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The Political Graveyard

His biographical sketch in an 1888 church history
page 704

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Temple, Henry W. 1864 births 1955 deaths People from Logan County, Ohio Presbyterians from Ohio American Presbyterian ministers Progressive Party (1912) members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania People from Mankato, Kansas Geneva College alumni Washington & Jefferson College faculty Burials in Pennsylvania