John Allen Sterling
John Allen Sterling (February 1, 1857 – October 17, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, and brother of Thomas Sterling.
John Allen Sterling | |
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 Sterling c. 1913 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Ben F. Caldwell |
| Succeeded by | Louis Fitzhenry |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – October 17, 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Fitzhenry |
| Succeeded by | Frank L. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1857 Le Roy, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 17, 1918 (aged 61) Pontiac, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Automobile accident |
| Resting place | Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | Thomas Sterling (brother) |
Early life and education
Born to Charles Sterling (1821-1905) and Anna Kessler (1827-1908) near Le Roy in McLean County, Illinois, Sterling attended the public schools, and graduated from the Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington in 1881. He was superintendent of the public schools of Lexington, Illinois (now Lexington Community Unit School District 7) from 1881 to 1883.[1]
Career
He studied law, was admitted to the bar in December 1884, and commenced law practice in Bloomington. He was the state's attorney of McLean County from 1892 to 1896, and a member of the Republican state central committee from 1896-1898.[1]
Sterling was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth through Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1903–March 3, 1913).[2] He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald, judge of the United States Commerce Court.[1] He lost re-election to the Sixty-third Congress, but was re-elected to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1915 until his death near Pontiac, Illinois, as the result of an automobile accident on October 17, 1918.[1]
Death
He was interred in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois.[1]
References
- Entry in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed 2008-11-01. (see external links)
- "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 24. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
External links
- United States Congress. "John Allen Sterling (id: S000870)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- John Allen Sterling at Find a Grave
- John A. Sterling, late a representative from Illinois, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1920
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.