Thomas W. Templeton

Thomas Weir Templeton (November 8, 1867 – September 5, 1935) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Thomas W. Templeton
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office
1916–1918
ConstituencyPennsylvania
Personal details
Born
Thomas Weir Templeton

(1867-11-08)November 8, 1867
Plymouth, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 5, 1935(1935-09-05) (aged 67)
Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
EducationWyoming Seminary
OccupationPolitician

Biography

Thomas W. Templeton was born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1899 but did not practice. He served as prothonotary of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from 1904 to 1907. He engaged in business as a florist at Kingston.

Templeton was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1918. He became superintendent of grounds and buildings at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in 1920 through 1923. He resumed the florist business in Kingston and died in Plymouth. He was interred in Edgehill Cemetery in West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania.[1]

References
  1. "Penn Floral Owner Dies". Wilkes-Barre Record. September 6, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved July 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

Sources
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John J. Casey		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
1917–1919		 Succeeded by
John J. Casey


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