Robert Milton Speer
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Robert Milton Speer was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Robert M. Speer was born in Cassville, Pennsylvania
. He attended Cassville Academy, taught school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
. He was elected assistant clerk of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1863.
Speer was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second
and Forty-third
Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
s in 1872 and 1880
. He resumed the practice of law and in 1876 became one of the proprietors of the Huntingdon Monitor. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1880
to the Forty-seventh Congress. He died in New York City
in 1890. Interment is in Riverview Cemetery in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
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
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Robert M. Speer was born in Cassville, Pennsylvania
Cassville, Pennsylvania
Cassville is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 152.-Geography:Cassville is located at ....
. He attended Cassville Academy, taught school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Huntingdon County. It is located along the Juniata River, west of Harrisburg, about halfway between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, in an agricultural and fruit-growing region, with valuable forests and deposits of...
. He was elected assistant clerk of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1863.
Speer was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second
42nd United States Congress
The Forty-second 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, 1871 to March 3, 1873, during the third and fourth...
and Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
The Forty-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, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth...
Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...
s in 1872 and 1880
1880 Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention of 1880 met June 22 to 24 of that year, at the Cincinnati Music Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio. George Hoadly served as temporary chairman and John W. Stevenson served as permanent president. Delegates nominated Winfield S. Hancock of Pennsylvania for President of the...
. He resumed the practice of law and in 1876 became one of the proprietors of the Huntingdon Monitor. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1880
United States House election, 1880
The U.S. House election, 1880 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1880 which coincided with the election of President James A. Garfield....
to the Forty-seventh Congress. He died in New York City
New York City
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in 1890. Interment is in Riverview Cemetery in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.