Henry Burd Cassel (October 19, 1855 – April 28, 1926) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Henry Cassel | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
In office November 5, 1901 – March 3, 1909 | |
Preceded by | Marriott Brosius |
Succeeded by | William W. Griest |
Constituency | 10th district (1901–03) 9th district (1903–09) |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Burd Cassel October 19, 1855 Marietta, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | April 28, 1926 Marietta, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 70)
Political party | Republican |
Education | Columbia Classical Institute |
History
editHenry B. Cassel was born in Marietta, Pennsylvania, where he attended Columbia Classical Institute. Afterwards he was engaged in the wholesale and retail lumber business.
Cassel was a member of the Republican County Committee in 1881, and Chairman of the County Committee in 1893. He was chosen as a delegate to the 1896 Republican National Convention. Two years later, he served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1898 and 1900.
Cassel was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh US Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Marriott Brosius. He was reelected to the Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth, and Sixtieth Congresses, serving as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Accounts during the Fifty-ninth Congress.
In 1909, Cassel was convicted of fraud related to the construction of the Pennsylvania State Capitol.[1][2]
He returned to business as a manufacturer and contractor, and died in Marietta in 1926. Interment is in Marietta Cemetery.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A not-so-proud history". Harrisburg Patriot News, archived at webcite.com. 2009-11-05. Archived from the original on 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "Governor Edwin Sydney Stuart". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Henry B. Cassel (id: C000235)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.