Monroe H. Kulp
Monroe H. Kulp | |
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| File:Monroe H. Kulp (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg From Volume 1 (1898) of Prominent and Progressive Pennsylvanians of the Nineteenth Century | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Simon P. Wolverton |
| Succeeded by | Rufus K. Polk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 23, 1858 |
| Died | October 19, 1911 (aged 52) |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | State Normal College Eastman Business College |
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Monroe Henry Kulp (October 23, 1858 – October 19, 1911) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Kulp was born in Barto, Pennsylvania on October 23, 1858, the son of Darlington R. Kulp and Elizabeth (Gilbert) Kulp.[1] He attended the public schools of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, the State Normal College in Lebanon, Ohio, and graduated from Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]After college, Kulp was engaged in the coal, lumber, brick, and ice businesses in Shamokin.[2] After having started in his father's businesses, Kulp organized several ventures of his own, often in partnership with his brother G. Gilbert Kulp and friend D. C. Kaseman, and their interests grew to include timber lands, railroads, residential and commercial real estate, and banks.[2] Kulp also became involved in several Shamokin area utilities, including the telephone, electricity, water, and sewer, and trolley companies.[2][3]
Congressman
[edit | edit source]Kulp was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses.[4] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898.[3] He was a delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention.
Death and burial
[edit | edit source]Kulp suffered from Bright's disease, rheumatism, and other ailments.[3] He traveled extensively in an effort to regain his health, but was unsuccessful.[3] He died in Shamokin on October 19, 1911.[5] He was buried at Shamokin City Cemetery.[6]
Family
[edit | edit source]In 1897, Kulp married Sara Washington Detweiler of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[4] They had no children.[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Prominent and Progressive Pennsylvanians, p. 291.
- ^ a b c d Prominent and Progressive Pennsylvanians, p. 292.
- ^ a b c d "Hon. H. M. Kulp Died Today", pp. 1–2.
- ^ a b Prominent and Progressive Pennsylvanians, p. 293.
- ^ "Hon. H. M. Kulp Died Today", p. 1.
- ^ "Obsequies of Ex-Congressman Kulp", p. 5.
- ^ "Hon. H. M. Kulp Died Today", p. 2.
Sources
[edit | edit source]Books
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Newspapers
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External links
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- The Political Graveyard
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