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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaJohn DALZELL
(1845-1927)
DALZELL, John, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New York City April 19,
1845; moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1847; attended
the common schools and the Western University of Pennsylvania,
Pittsburgh, Pa.; was graduated from Yale College with the class of
1865; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced
practice in Pittsburgh, Pa.; elected as a Republican to the
Fiftieth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (March 4,
1887-March 3, 1913); chairman, Committee on Pacific Railroads
(Fifty-first Congress), Committee on Rules (Sixty-first Congress);
unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912; delegate to the
Republican National Conventions in 1904 and 1908; Regent of the
Smithsonian Institution 1906-1913; retired in Washington, D.C.;
died while on a visit to Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif.,
October 2, 1927; interment in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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