Arthur Ringwalt Rupley

Arthur Ringwalt Rupley (November 13, 1868 – October 23, 1920) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Arthur Ringwalt Rupley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915
ConstituencyPennsylvania's at-large congressional district
Personal details
Born(1868-11-13)November 13, 1868
West Fairview, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 23, 1920(1920-10-23) (aged 51)
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Alma materDickinson School of Law
OccupationLawyer, politician

Biography

Arthur R. Rupley was born in West Fairview, Pennsylvania. He attended the Harrisburg Academy and the Cumberland Valley State Normal School in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1890. He was admitted to the bar in 1891. He served as chairman of the Republican county committee from 1895 to 1898. He was district attorney of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, from 1895 to 1899, and county and city solicitor from 1900 to 1906. He was a delegate to the Republican State convention in 1910 and to the Republican National Convention in 1912.

Rupley was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law and specialized in public-service work. He died in Carlisle from Bright's disease on October 23, 1920.[1] Interment in Ashland Cemetery.

References
  1. "Arthur R. Rupley Will Be Buried Tomorrow". Harrisburg Evening News. October 25, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved January 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
None		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district
1913–1915 alongside: Fred E. Lewis, John M. Morin, Anderson H. Walters		 Succeeded by
At-large: Thomas S. Crago, John R.K. Scott, Daniel F. Lafean, Mahlon M. Garland


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