Marcus Charles Lawrence Kline (March 26, 1855 – March 10, 1911) was a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

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

Pennsylvania

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Thomas D. Nicholls was born in Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Emmaus is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located five miles southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Emmaus was 11,313 at the 2000 census...

. He graduated from Muhlenberg College

Muhlenberg College

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 in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...

 where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in Allentown. He served as city solicitor of Allentown in 1877, as district attorney for Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

-Climate:Most of the county's climate is considered to fall in the humid continental climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year....

, from 1887 to 1890, and chairman of the Democratic county committee of Lehigh County from 1895 to 1899. He worked as president of the Lehigh Valley Trust Co. from 1899 to 1906.

Kline was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth

58th United States Congress

- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...

 and Fifty-ninth

59th United States Congress

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 Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906.

After his time in congress, he resumed the practice of his profession and also engaged in banking. He worked as president of the Allentown Trust Co. 1907-1911. He was a delegate to the 1908 Democratic National Convention

1908 Democratic National Convention

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. He died in Allentown. Interment in Fairview Cemetery.

Sources

• The Political Graveyard