Alvin Ray Bush (June 4, 1893 – November 5, 1959) was a
Republican member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...
from
Pennsylvania
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.
Biography
Alvin Bush was born on a farm in
Boggs Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Boggs Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,666 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0 ...
. At the age of thirteen started work as a laborer in Pennsylvania
coal mines
Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its Energy value of coal, energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to Electricity generation, generate electr ...
and later was an apprentice in a machine shop. During
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, Bush served overseas as a corporal with the Five Hundred and Forty-first Motor Truck Company. He established an automobile repair business in
Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. Bush purchased a bus line serving Philipsburg and neighboring communities, and later becoming president and general manager of the
Williamsport Transportation Co. He operated a dairy farm in
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat is Williamsport. The county is part of the North Central region of the commonwealth.
Lycoming County compri ...
, and served as director of
Lowry Electric Co. and
Muncy Valley Hospital.
Bush was elected as a Republican to the
82nd United States Congress
The 82nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1 ...
and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1951, until his death in
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 27,754. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a populati ...
in 1959. Bush voted in favor of the
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights law passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill was passed by the 85th United States Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. E ...
.
Namesake
The
Alvin R. Bush Dam on
Kettle Creek, north of
Renovo, Pennsylvania, is named in his honor.
Army Corps of Engineers
See also
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References
External links
Retrieved on 2009-03-01
The Political Graveyard
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1893 births
1959 deaths
American military personnel of World War I
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Businesspeople from Pennsylvania
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives