Harry C. Ransley

Harry C. Ransley


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st district
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by	James M. Beck
Succeeded by	Leon Sacks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district
In office November 2, 1920 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	J. Hampton Moore
Succeeded by	Alfred M. Waldron

Personal details
Born	(1863-02-05)February 5, 1863 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 7, 1941(1941-11-07) (aged 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resting place	West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican

Harry Clay Ransley (February 5, 1863 – November 7, 1941) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving eight terms from 1921 to 1937.

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Early life and career

Harry Ransley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1891 to 1894. He was a member of the Select Council of Philadelphia for sixteen years and president for eight years. He was a delegate to the 1912 Republican National Convention. He served as sheriff of Philadelphia County from 1916 to 1920. He was chairman of the Republican city committee 1916 to 1919.

Congress

Running as a Republican, in 1920, he sought election to the 66th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Hampton Moore. He won, and he was subsequently re-elected to the next seven sessions of Congress, serving from 1921 to 1937. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936, losing to Democrat Leon Sacks.

Death

He died on November 7, 1941, and was interred Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Sources

United States Congress. "Harry C. Ransley (id: R000061)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
The Political Graveyard

External links

Harry C. Ransley at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by J. Hampton Moore	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district 1920 - 1933	Succeeded by Alfred M. Waldron
Preceded by James M. Beck	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district 1933 - 1937	Succeeded by Leon Sacks

Pennsylvania's delegation(s) to the 66th–74th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

66th	Senate: ▌B. Penrose (R) ▌P. Knox (R)	House: ▌T. Butler (R) ▌J. H. Moore (R) ▌W. Griest (R) ▌B. Focht (R) ▌S. Porter (R) ▌W. Vare (R) ▌J. Farr (R) ▌G. Edmonds (R) ▌G. Graham (R) ▌E. Kiess (R) ▌A. Kreider (R) ▌J. Lesher (D) ▌J. Morin (R) ▌H. Temple (R) ▌T. Crago (R) ▌P. Costello (R) ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌A. Dewalt (D) ▌M. Garland (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Steele (D) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌J. Casey (D) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌G. Campbell (D) ▌J. Rose (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌W. Hulings (R) ▌M. Shreve (R) ▌A. Walters (R) ▌E. Brooks (R) ▌W. Burke (R) ▌E. Jones (R) ▌S. Kendall (R) ▌P. McLane (D) ▌J. Reber (R) ▌J. Wilson (D) ▌H. Ransley (R)
67th	Senate: ▌B. Penrose (R) ▌P. Knox (R) ▌W. Crow (R) ▌G. Pepper (R) ▌D. Reed (R)	House: ▌T. Butler (R) ▌W. Griest (R) ▌B. Focht (R) ▌S. Porter (R) ▌W. Vare (R) ▌G. Edmonds (R) ▌G. Graham (R) ▌E. Kiess (R) ▌A. Kreider (R) ▌J. Morin (R) ▌H. Temple (R) ▌T. Crago (R) ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌G. Campbell (D) ▌J. Rose (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌M. Shreve (IR) ▌A. Walters (R) ▌E. Brooks (R) ▌W. Burke (R) ▌E. Jones (R) ▌S. Kendall (R) ▌J. Reber (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌J. McLaughlin (R) ▌H. Bixler (R) ▌C. Connell (R) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌C. Coughlin (R) ▌F. Gernerd (R) ▌W. Kirkpatrick (R) ▌I. Kline (R) ▌A. Wyant (R)
68th	Senate: ▌G. Pepper (R) ▌D. Reed (R)	House: ▌T. Butler (R) ▌W. Griest (R) ▌S. Porter (R) ▌W. Vare (R) ▌G. Edmonds (R) ▌G. Graham (R) ▌E. Kiess (R) ▌J. Morin (R) ▌H. Temple (R) ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌G. Campbell (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌J. Casey (D) ▌M. Shreve (R) ▌S. Kendall (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌H. Bixler (R) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌A. Wyant (R) ▌E. Beers (R) ▌G. Brumm (R) ▌W. Croll (D) ▌H. Cummings (D) ▌S. Glatfelter (D) ▌E. Kent (D) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌J. Magee (R) ▌T. Phillips Jr. (R) ▌F. Sites (D) ▌W. Swoope (R) ▌L. Watres (R) ▌G. Welsh (R) ▌G. Wertz (R)
69th	Senate: ▌G. Pepper (R) ▌D. Reed (R)	House: ▌T. Butler (R) ▌W. Griest (R) ▌S. Porter (R) ▌W. Vare (R) ▌G. Graham (R) ▌E. Kiess (R) ▌J. Morin (R) ▌H. Temple (R) ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌G. Campbell (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌M. Shreve (R) ▌S. Kendall (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌A. Walters (R) ▌H. Bixler (R) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌A. Wyant (R) ▌E. Beers (R) ▌G. Brumm (R) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌J. Magee (R) ▌T. Phillips Jr. (R) ▌W. Swoope (R) ▌L. Watres (R) ▌G. Welsh (R) ▌E. Carpenter (R) ▌W. Coyle (R) ▌C. Esterly (R) ▌B. Golder (R) ▌F. Magrady (R) ▌F. Menges (R) ▌J. Swartz (R)
70th	Senate: ▌D. Reed (R) ▌W. Vare (R)	House: ▌T. Butler (R) ▌W. Griest (R) ▌S. Porter (R) ▌G. Graham (R) ▌E. Kiess (R) ▌J. Morin (R) ▌H. Temple (R) ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌G. Campbell (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌M. Shreve (R) ▌S. Kendall (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌J. Casey (D) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌A. Wyant (R) ▌E. Beers (R) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌L. Watres (R) ▌G. Welsh (R) ▌B. Golder (R) ▌F. Magrady (R) ▌F. Menges (R) ▌E. Kent (D) ▌B. Bushong (R) ▌J. Chase (R) ▌T. Cochran (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌H. Estep (R) ▌J. Hazlett (R) ▌J. Leech (R) ▌C. Palmer (R) ▌J. H. Swick (R) ▌J. Beck (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R)
71st	Senate: ▌D. Reed (R) ▌W. Vare (R) ▌J. Grundy (R) ▌J. Davis (R)	House: ▌W. Griest (R) ▌S. Porter (R) ▌G. Graham (R) ▌E. Kiess (R) ▌H. Temple (R) ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌G. Campbell (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌M. Shreve (R) ▌S. Kendall (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌J. Casey (D) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌A. Wyant (R) ▌E. Beers (R) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌L. Watres (R) ▌G. Welsh (R) ▌B. Golder (R) ▌F. Magrady (R) ▌F. Menges (R) ▌G. Brumm (R) ▌J. Chase (R) ▌T. Cochran (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌H. Estep (R) ▌J. Leech (R) ▌J. H. Swick (R) ▌J. Beck (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌W. Coyle (R) ▌C. Esterly (R) ▌P. Sullivan (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. Kinzer (R) ▌E. Erk (R) ▌R. Rich (R)
72nd	Senate: ▌D. Reed (R) ▌J. Davis (R)	House: ▌G. Graham (R) ▌H. Temple (R) ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌G. Campbell (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌M. Shreve (R) ▌S. Kendall (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌A. Wyant (R) ▌E. Beers (R) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌G. Welsh (R) ▌B. Golder (R) ▌F. Magrady (R) ▌G. Brumm (R) ▌J. Chase (R) ▌T. Cochran (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌H. Estep (R) ▌J. Leech (R) ▌J. H. Swick (R) ▌J. Beck (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌W. Coyle (R) ▌P. Sullivan (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌E. Erk (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌N. Lichtenwalner (D) ▌E. Stokes (R) ▌H. Stull (R) ▌J. Biddle (R) ▌R. Davis (R)
73rd	Senate: ▌D. Reed (R) ▌J. Davis (R)	House: ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌B. Focht (R) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌G. Edmonds (R) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌G. Brumm (R) ▌T. Cochran (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌J. H. Swick (R) ▌J. Beck (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌B. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌E. Stokes (R) ▌B. Berlin (D) ▌J. T. Brooks (D) ▌C. Crosby (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌H. Ellenbogen (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌M. Muldowney (R) ▌W. Richardson (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌A. Waldron (R) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌O. Frey (D)
74th	Senate: ▌J. Davis (R) ▌J. Guffey (D)	House: ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌B. Focht (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌B. Berlin (D) ▌J. T. Brooks (D) ▌C. Crosby (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌H. Ellenbogen (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌W. Richardson (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌O. Frey (D) ▌J. B. Daly (D) ▌C. Dietrich (D) ▌F. Dorsey (D) ▌D. Driscoll (D) ▌C. Eckert (D) ▌C. Fenerty (R) ▌J. Gildea (D) ▌D. Gingery (D) ▌J. Gray (D) ▌T. Moritz (D) ▌J. Quinn (D) ▌M. Stack (D) ▌W. Wilson (R)

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