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Alfred B. Garner

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Alfred B. Garner
From the April 19, 1908 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911
Preceded byCharles N. Brumm
Succeeded byRobert Emmett Lee
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1901–1907
Personal details
Born(1873-03-04)March 4, 1873
Ashland, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJuly 30, 1930(1930-07-30) (aged 57)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
Political partyRepublican

Alfred Buckwalter Garner (March 4, 1873 – July 30, 1930) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

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Alfred B. Garner was born in Ashland, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Ashland. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1901 to 1907.

Garner was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress. He was again a member of the State House of Representatives from 1915 to 1917. He resumed the practice of law in Ashland and served as the taxing officer of the auditor general's department in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, until his death in Harrisburg. He was interred at Fountain Spring Cemetery in Fountain Springs, Pennsylvania.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Alfred B. Garner (id: G000073)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

1909–1911
Succeeded by