Stewart Hoffman Appleby (May 17, 1890 – January 12, 1964) was an American
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politician who represented from 1925–1927, filling the vacancy of his father
T. Frank Appleby
Theodore Frank Appleby (October 10, 1864 – December 15, 1924) was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1923. He was the father of Stewart Hoffman Appleby, who als ...
, who had been elected to office but died before taking the seat.
Early life and career
Born in
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Asbury Park () is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area.
As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 15,188 , Appleby attended the public schools of Asbury Park, and
Mercersburg Academy
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. He graduated from
Rutgers University
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,
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey
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on May 17, 1917, and served until May 17, 1921. He was commissioned a captain in the
United States Marine Corps Reserve
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on November 24, 1925.
Congress
Appleby was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, Representative-elect
T. Frank Appleby
Theodore Frank Appleby (October 10, 1864 – December 15, 1924) was an American Republican Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1923. He was the father of Stewart Hoffman Appleby, who als ...
, and served from November 3, 1925, to March 3, 1927, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1926.
World War II and retirement
During
World War II
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, Appleby served in the
United States Coast Guard
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, being discharged in September 1945 as a coxswain.
He retired to
Hallandale, Florida
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, and died in
Miami, Florida
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, January 12, 1964. He was interred in
Arlington National Cemetery
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,
Fort Myer, Virginia
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.
External links
Stewart Hoffman Applebyat
The Political Graveyard
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1890 births
1964 deaths
Mercersburg Academy alumni
People from Asbury Park, New Jersey
People from Hallandale Beach, Florida
Rutgers University alumni
United States Marine Corps officers
Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
Florida Republicans
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
20th-century American politicians
United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I
United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II
Military personnel from New Jersey