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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaJoseph Earlston THROPP
(1847-1927)
THROPP, Joseph Earlston, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Valley Forge, Chester
County, Pa., October 4, 1847; attended the public schools and
Friends Central High School, Philadelphia, Pa., and was graduated
as a civil engineer from the Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania in
1868; went to the Middle Northwest and engaged in his profession,
constructing docks at Duluth and Fond du Lac, Wis., attaining the
position of railroad division engineer; moved to Conshohocken, Pa.,
in 1870 and engaged in the manufacture of pig iron; subsequently
became owner of the Earlston Furnaces, Everett, Pa., in 1888;
elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4,
1899-March 3, 1901); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection
in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress; retired from active business
pursuits and resided in Washington, D.C., and Miami, Fla.; died
while on a visit in Quebec, Canada, July 27, 1927; interment in
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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