Biography

09/01/1825 - 07/05/1906

George W. Householder, (R19) Bedford, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties 1863 (R20) Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties 1864-1865

Early Life: 

 George W. Householder born, September 1, 1825, Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; lawyer (1861-1906); married, Sophia A. Householder, South Carolina, 1851, children, Minnie Householder Pennock, G. Frank Householder, Anna Householder; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1861; unseated, 1862; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 19^th district, 1863; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 20th district, 1865; proprietor, Kansas City Evening Bulletin, Kansas City, Missouri, 1868; died, July 5, 1906, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; interment, Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1861; unseated by contest, January 6, 1862; as the result of a legal challenge, Bedford, Somerset House district was declared unconstitutional and divided into two districts. G. W. Householder was removed from his seat and replaced by the highest votegetter in Bedford who was John Cessna.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 19th district, Bedford, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties, 1863. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 20th district, Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties, 1864-1865. 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Legacy: 

Started the first evening newspaper, Kansas City Evening Bulletin, Kansas City, Missouri, 1868.

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

George W. Householder (1825-1906) - Find a Grave Memorial