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Bruce Foster Sterling

1870 – 1946

American politician

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Lived 1870 – 1946 (aged 75). Bruce Foster Sterling was an American politician and lawyer.

Bruce Foster Sterling (September 28, 1870 – April 26, 1945) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography Bruce Foster Sterling was born in Masontown, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools of Masontown and the California State Normal School in California, Pennsylvania.

He graduated from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, in 1895. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1906 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1912, 1920 and 1924.

Sterling was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918. He resumed the practice of law. He was elected register of wills and clerk of the orphans court of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1935, 1939, and 1943.

He died at Uniontown, aged 75, and was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
PennWest California, West Virginia University
Positions held
United States representative, Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Also known as
B. F. Sterling

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bruce Foster Sterling's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Bruce Foster Sterling?

American politician (1870–1946)

When was Bruce Foster Sterling born?

Bruce Foster Sterling was born on 28 September 1870 in Masontown.

When did Bruce Foster Sterling die?

Bruce Foster Sterling died on 28 January 1946 in Uniontown.

What was Bruce Foster Sterling's occupation?

Bruce Foster Sterling was a politician and lawyer.

What nationality was Bruce Foster Sterling?

Bruce Foster Sterling was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bruce Foster Sterling

· Wikidata: Q4977489

· DBpedia: Bruce F. Sterling

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