Ernest Francis Acheson (September 19, 1855 – May 16, 1917) was an American newspaper editor and politician, who served as a Pennsylvania representative to the

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Biography

He was born in

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on September 19, 1855, son of Alexander W. and Jane (Wishart) Acheson. He attended the public schools there, and then went on to

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in 1875. He was an honorary graduate of Washington and Jefferson College in 1875; studied law with M. C. Acheson at Washington, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar in 1877 and practiced law there until 1879. He purchased the newspaper ''Washington Weekly Observer'', of which he was editor. In 1889, he established a daily edition of the same paper. He received the honorary degree of A.M., from Washington and Jefferson College in 1889. On November 22, 1882, he was married to Jannie B., daughter of Galbraith Stewart. He was elected as a Republican to the

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, and continued to serve until 1909, having been an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination in

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. Acheson was served in the 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th and 58th congresses. He became president of the Pennsylvania editorial association in January 1893, and

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of the

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in June 1893. In 1909, he returned to editorial work until his retirement in 1912. He died in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1917.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Acheson, Ernest F. 1855 births 1917 deaths Editors of Pennsylvania newspapers Politicians from Pittsburgh Washington & Jefferson College alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives