Lewis D. Apsley
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Lewis Dewart Apsley was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
, Apsley moved with his parents to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
, in 1861. He attended public and private schools.He moved to Philadelphia and engaged in business. Apsley identified himself with the rubbergoods trade.
He moved to Massachusetts in 1877 and became a manufacturer of rubber clothing in Hudson in 1885. He served as president of the Apsley Rubber Co., succeeded by the Firestone Apsley Rubber Co.
. He served as president of the Hudson Board of Trade and a director of the Hudson National Bank.
Apsley was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-third
and Fifty-fourth
Congresses
(March 4, 1893-March 3, 1897).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures (Fifty-fourth Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1896.
He resumed his former business pursuits in Hudson, Massachusetts
.
He served two terms as vice chairman of the Republican National Congressional Committee.
He died in Colon, Panama, April 11, 1925.
He was interred in Forestvale Cemetery, Hudson, Massachusetts
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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Biography
Born in Northumberland, PennsylvaniaNorthumberland, Pennsylvania
Northumberland is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,714 at the 2000 census.-History:Northumberland was founded in 1772. The land that became Northumberland was purchased from the Iroquois in the first Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1768, and the...
, Apsley moved with his parents to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
The city of Lock Haven is the county seat of Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek, it is the principal city of the Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, micropolitan statistical area, itself part of the...
, in 1861. He attended public and private schools.He moved to Philadelphia and engaged in business. Apsley identified himself with the rubbergoods trade.
He moved to Massachusetts in 1877 and became a manufacturer of rubber clothing in Hudson in 1885. He served as president of the Apsley Rubber Co., succeeded by the Firestone Apsley Rubber Co.
Firestone-Apsley Rubber Company
The Firestone-Apsley Rubber Company was the successor of the Apsley Rubber Company, and was located in Hudson, Massachusetts.-History:The Goodyear Gossamer Company was founded in 1885 in Hudson by U.S. congressman and businessman Lewis Dewart Apsley and J. H. Coffin of Boston...
. He served as president of the Hudson Board of Trade and a director of the Hudson National Bank.
Apsley was elected as 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...
to the Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
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
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
(March 4, 1893-March 3, 1897).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures (Fifty-fourth Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1896.
He resumed his former business pursuits in Hudson, Massachusetts
Hudson, Massachusetts
Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,063 at the 2010 census. The town is located in central Massachusetts, about a 40-minute drive, or about , west of Boston, and about a 20-minute drive, or about , northeast of Worcester.Before its...
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He served two terms as vice chairman of the Republican National Congressional Committee.
He died in Colon, Panama, April 11, 1925.
He was interred in Forestvale Cemetery, Hudson, Massachusetts
Hudson, Massachusetts
Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,063 at the 2010 census. The town is located in central Massachusetts, about a 40-minute drive, or about , west of Boston, and about a 20-minute drive, or about , northeast of Worcester.Before its...
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