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About Hon. Robert Milton Speer
Robert Milton Speer (September 8, 1838 – January 17, 1890) 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 Conventions 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Milton_Speer
SPEER, Robert Milton, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Cassville, Huntingdon County, Pa., September 8, 1838; attended Cassville Academy; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Huntingdon, Pa.; elected assistant clerk of the State house of representatives in 1863; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875); was not a candidate for renomination in 1874; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1872 and 1880; resumed the practice of law and in 1876 became one of the proprietors of the Huntingdon Monitor; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress; died in New York City January 17, 1890; interment in Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Pa. Congressional Bio
US Congressman. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 17th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1871 to 1875.
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Hon. Robert Milton Speer's Timeline
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September 8, 1838
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Cassville, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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January 17, 1890
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New York, New York, United States
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Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
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