Charles Joseph Esterly (February 8, 1888 – September 3, 1940) was a

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member of the

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from

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Biography

Charles J. Esterly was born in

Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...

. He was employed with an electric company until 1916 and later in the sales department of a knitting mill. He was also engaged in the breeding of

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and Berkshire hogs. He served as president and director of a water company, and as a director of a knitting mill and bottle-stopper company. He was a member of the board of school directors of

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough was established on July 2, 1906. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,114, compared to 10,461 at the 2010 census. The growth was significantly larger betwe ...

, from 1914 to 1920, and a committeeman of Wyomissing Borough from 1917 to 1921. He was a delegate to the

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in 1920, and a member of the Republican State committee from 1922 to 1924. Esterly was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1926. He was again elected to the Seventy-first Congress, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1930. He resumed former business interests, and died in

Wernersville, Pennsylvania Wernersville is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,494 at the 2010 census. Geography Wernersville is located at (40.329941, -76.080701). History In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Wer ...

. Interment in

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in Reading.

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