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American politician
Ernest Francis Acheson
(September 19, 1855 ? May 16, 1917) was a newspaper editor and a representative to the
United States House of Representatives
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He was born in
Washington, Pennsylvania
on September 19, 1855, son of Alexander W. and Jane (Wishart) Acheson.
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He attended the public schools there, and then went on to
Washington and Jefferson College
in 1875.
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He was an honorary graduate of Washington and Jefferson College in 1875; studied law with M. C. Acheson at Washington, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar in 1877 and practiced law there until 1879.
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He purchased the
newspaper
Washington Weekly Observer
, of which he was editor. In 1889, he established a daily edition of the same paper. He received the honorary degree of
A.M.
, from Washington and Jefferson College in 1889.
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On November 22, 1882, he was married to Jannie B., daughter of Galbraith Stewart.
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He was elected as a
Republican
to the
United States House of Representatives
in
1894
, and continued to serve until 1909, having been an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination in
1908
. Acheson was served in the 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th and 58th congresses.
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He became president of the Pennsylvania editorial association in January, 1893, and
recording secretary
of the
National Editorial Association
in June, 1893.
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In 1909 he returned to editorial work until his retirement in 1912. He died in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1917.
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Citations
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Sources
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- Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908),
Who's who in America
, vol. 5, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated, p. 7.
- Johnson, Rossiter
, ed. (1906).
"Acheson, Ernest Francis"
.
The Biographical Dictionary of America
. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 33
. Retrieved
October 29,
2020
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
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