Biography

09/23/1859 - 10/04/1916

Chambers Orr Templeton (R30) Blair and Huntingdon Counties 1907-1910

Early Life:

Chambers Orr Templeton, born September 23, 1859, Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania; son of David B. and Annie Orr Templeton; common school education; Birmingham Mountain Seminary; Millersville State Normal School (now Millersville University); teacher, Blair County, seven years; read law, admitted, Huntingdon and Blair Counties bars, 1888, since practiced his profession in Tyrone married, Alice Morrow Templeton, 1889; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1907-1910; moved, Canton, Ohio, 1914; engaged, real estate, insurance, Canton; died, October 4, 1916, heart, Canton, Stark County, Ohio; interment, Sinking Valley Cemetery, Arch Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 30th district, Blair and Huntingdon Counties, 1907-1910; committee assignments, Congressional Apportionment, Education, Forestry, Insurance, Judiciary General (Chairman) Public Printing, Public Supply of Light, Heat and Water.

Cited:

Cox, Harold Senate Members "T" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1910). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 993, 1000-1003, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 975.

Altoona Tribune (Altoona, Pennsylvania) · Thursday, October 05, 1916 · Page 6.

Altoona Times (Altoona, Pennsylvania) · Thursday, October 05, 1916 · Page 14.

Chambers Orr Templeton (1859-1916) - Find a Grave Memorial