Milton William Shreve

Milton William Shreve


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th district
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 (25th) March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 (25th) March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 (29th)
Preceded by	Arthur L. Bates (1913) Henry A. Clark (1919) Stephen G. Porter (1923)
Succeeded by	Michael Liebel, Jr. (1915) Henry W. Temple (1923) Charles N. Crosby (1933)
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1907–1912
Personal details
Born	(1853-05-03)May 3, 1853 Chapmanville, Pennsylvania
Died	December 23, 1939(1939-12-23) (aged 86)
Political party	Republican

Milton William Shreve (May 3, 1858 – December 23, 1939) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Milton W. Shreve was born in Chapmanville, Pennsylvania. He attended the Edinboro State Normal School and Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1884. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Erie County, Pennsylvania and commenced practice in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was the Erie County district attorney from 1899 to 1902. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1907 to 1912 and in the session of 1911 succeeded to the speakership.

Shreve was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914. He resumed the practice of law in Erie, and also engaged in banking and interested in several manufacturing plants. He was again elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth Congress; reelected as an Independent Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress and as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth through Seventy-second Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932. He resumed the practice of law in Erie until his death there. Interment in Erie Cemetery.

Sources

United States Congress. "Milton W. Shreve (id: S000387)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
The Political Graveyard

External links

Milton William Shreve at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Arthur L. Bates	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district 1913–1915	Succeeded by Michael Liebel, Jr.
Preceded by Henry A. Clark	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district 1919–1923	Succeeded by Henry W. Temple
Preceded by Stephen G. Porter	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 29th congressional district 1923–1933	Succeeded by Charles N. Crosby

Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (since 1791)

Bingham Wynkoop Latimer Evans Weaver Snyder Porter Snyder Boileau Engle Weber Tod R. Smith St. Clair Holgate Hill Davidson Hill J. Lawrence Gilmore J. Lawrence Sutherland Ritner Middleswarth F. Smith Laporte Findley Anderson W. Patterson J. Thompson Middleswarth Dewart Hopkins Crabb Snowden H. Wright Snowden F. Patterson Cooper Packer McCalmont Cessna Rhey Schell Chase Strong R. Wright Getz Longaker W. Lawrence Davis Rowe Cessna Johnson Olmstead Kelley Glass Davis Clark Strang Webb Elliott McCormick S. Patterson Myer Long Hewitt Faunce Graham Boyer C. Thompson Walton Boyer Farr Marshall Walton McClain Cox Shreve Alter Ambler Baldwin Spangler Whitaker Goodnough Bluett McClure Hess Goodnough Talbot Sarig Furman Turner Kilroy Fiss Lichtenwalter Sorg C. Smith Andrews Helm Andrews Helm Hamilton Lee Fineman Lee Fineman Irvis Seltzer Ryan Irvis Manderino O'Donnell DeWeese Ryan Perzel O'Brien McCall S. Smith Turzai

Features of Venango County, Pennsylvania

People	Charles Almanzo Babcock Orrin Dubbs Bleakley John Wilkes Booth Mai Rogers Coe Cornplanter William Holmes Crosby Charles Vernon Culver Hildegarde Dolson William L. Durkin Albert Gallatin Egbert Frank Evans Gabby Gabreski John Galbraith Leon H. Gavin Calvin Willard Gilfillan Alexander Hays Samuel Hays Stevin Hoover John W. Howe Shauna Howe Willis James Hulings Chris Kirkpatrick Johnny Appleseed Kathryn Kuhlman Rolland Lawrence Ted Marchibroda Alexander McDowell James H. Osmer Spencer Peterson Arnold Plumer Jesse L. Reno Abbie G. Rogers Henry H. Rogers Milton William Shreve Joseph C. Sibley Dave Smalley Peter Moore Speer Tubby Spencer Ida M. Tarbell John Wesley Van Dyke Howard Zahniser

Geography	Allegheny River Clear Creek State Forest Cornplanter State Forest East Sandy Creek French Creek Oil Creek

History	Drake's Well Fort Franklin Fort Le Boeuf Fort Machault Fort Venango McClintocksville Petroleum industry Pithole Pontiac's Rebellion USS Venango Wamsutta Oil Refinery National Register of Historic Places

Industry	Joy Mining Machinery Pennzoil Quaker State

Attractions	Applefest Custaloga Town DeBence Antique Music World Drake Well Museum Oil Creek State Park Oil Region Astronomical Observatory Franklin Silver Cornet Band Venango Regional Airport

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 24406071 LCCN: no2008049379 US Congress: S000387

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Milton William Shreve

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