Henry Wilson Temple

Henry Wilson Temple (March 31, 1864 – January 11, 1955) was a Progressive and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Henry Wilson Temple
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Preceded by	Charles Matthews
Succeeded by	William Brown (as representative-elect)
Constituency	24th district
In office November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	William Brown (as representative-elect)
Succeeded by	Charles I. Faddis
Constituency	24th district (1915–23) 25th district (1923–33)
Personal details
Born	Henry W. Temple (1864-03-31)March 31, 1864 Belle Center, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 11, 1955(1955-01-11) (aged 90) Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Washington Cemetery 40.15690°N 80.25440°W / 40.15690; -80.25440 (Washington Cemetery)
Political party	Republican (before 1912) Progressive (1912–15) Republican (1915–55)
Spouse	Lucy Parr
Parents	John B. Temple Martha Jameson
Alma mater	Geneva College Covenanter Theological Seminary
Occupation	Pastor College Professor
Profession	U.S. Congressman

Temple was born in Belle Center, Ohio. He graduated from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, in 1883, and from the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in 1887. Before his ordination to the ministry, he worked at Reformed Presbyterian congregations in and around Mankato, Kansas. After his ordination, he served as the pastor of churches in Jefferson County, Leechburg, and Washington, Pennsylvania. He worked as professor of political science at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, from 1898 to 1913.

Temple was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to succeed himself in 1914. However, he was soon after elected to the seat as a Republican in the special election to the Sixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect William Brown (who had defeated him in the 1914 general election). He was reelected to the Sixty-fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932. He worked as professor of international relations in Washington and Jefferson College from 1933 until his retirement in 1947. He died in Washington, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Washington Cemetery.