John Edgar Reyburn was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

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

Pennsylvania

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, and Mayor of Philadelphia.

John Edgar Reyburn (father of William S. Reyburn

William S. Reyburn

William Stuart Reyburn was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Reyburn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John E. Reyburn and Margretta . He married Georgie Fontaine Maury, of Washington, June 10, 1911. He graduated from Yale University in 1904,...

) was born in New Carlisle, Ohio

New Carlisle, Ohio

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. He attended Saunders Institute in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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 in 1871 and again in 1874 through 1876. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate

Pennsylvania State Senate

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 from 1876 through 1892 and served as president pro tempore during the session of 1883.

He elected to Congress as a Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William D. Kelley

William D. Kelley

William D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Kelley was a lifelong advocate of civil rights, social reform, and labor protection.-Early life:...

. He reelected three times before he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896

United States House election, 1896

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. He was again elected Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert Adams, Jr., and was reelected in 1906

United States House election, 1906

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 to the 60th United States Congress

60th United States Congress

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 and served until 1907, when he resigned to serve as elected Mayor of Philadelphia. He served as mayor from April 1, 1907, to December 4, 1911.

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