| LC control no. | no2013120471 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Focht, Benjamin K. (Benjamin Kurtz), 1863-1937 |
| Variant(s) | Focht, Benjamin K., 1863-1937 Focht, Benjamin K., 1863- |
| Located | Washington, D.C. Lewisburg, Pa. |
| Birth date | 18630312 |
| Death date | 19370327 |
| Place of birth | New Bloomfield, Pa. |
| Place of death | Washington, D.C. |
| Affiliation | Newspaper publishing Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Senate United States. Congress. House |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators |
| Found in | American citizens first, 1916: t.p. (Hon. Benjamin K. Focht of Pennsylvania, House of Representatives) Biogiographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- , accessed Oct. 30, 2013 (Focht, Benjamin Kurtz, Representative from Pennsylvania; b. New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pa., Mar. 12, 1863; attended public schools, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., Pennsylvania State College at State College, and Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa.; est. Lewisburg (Pa.) Saturday News in 1881 serving as editor and publisher until his death; delegate to the Republican State convention in 1889; served as officer, National Guard of Pennsylvania; member of the State House of Representatives 1893-1897; served in the State Senate 1901-1905; water supply commissioner of Pennsylvania 1912-1914; elected as a Republican to 60th-62nd Congresses (Mar. 4, 1907-Mar. 3, 1913); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to 63rd Congress; elected to 64th-67th Congresses (Mar. 4, 1915-Mar. 3, 1923); chairman, Committee on War Claims (66th Congress), Committee on District of Columbia (67th Congress); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922 to 68th Congress and for nomination in 1924, 1926, 1928, and 1930, and also in 1932 for the unexpired term of Edward M. Beers in 72nd Congress; resumed business activities in Lewisburg, Pa.; served as deputy secretary of Commonwealth in 1928 and 1929; elected to 73rd-75th Congresses and served from Mar. 4, 1933, until his death in Washington, D.C., Mar. 27, 1937; interment in Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Pa.) |
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