Daniel Brodhead Heiner was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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Daniel B. Heiner was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania

Kittanning, Pennsylvania

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. He attended the public schools at Kittanning, Dayton Academy in Dayton, Pennsylvania

Dayton, Pennsylvania

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, and Dickinson School of Law

Dickinson School of Law

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 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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. He graduated from Allegheny College

Allegheny College

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 in Meadville, Pennsylvania

Meadville, Pennsylvania

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, in 1879. He was admitted to the bar of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

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, in 1882 and commenced practice in Kittanning. He was also engaged in banking. He was elected district attorney

District attorney

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 of Armstrong County in 1885, reelected in 1888, and served until January 1, 1892. He was chairman of the Republican county executive committee from 1884 to 1888.

Heiner was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third

53rd United States Congress

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 and Fifty-fourth

54th United States Congress

- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...

 Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896

United States House election, 1896

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. He was appointed by President William McKinley

William McKinley

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 as United States district attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania

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 and served from 1897 to 1902. He was appointed on February 2, 1902, as internal-revenue collector for the twenty-third district of Pennsylvania by President Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

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 and served until November 1, 1913. He was a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention

1920 Republican National Convention

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. He again served as internal-revenue collector from 1921 to 1933. He died in Kittanning in 1944. Interment in Kittanning Cemetery.

Sources

• The Political Graveyard