Harry H. Seldomridge

Harry Hunter Seldomridge ( born October 1, 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † November 2, 1927 in Colorado Springs, Colorado ) was an American politician. Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the second electoral district of the state of Colorado in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Harry Seldomridge attended the public schools in Philadelphia. In February 1878 he moved to Colorado Springs, where he graduated from the local college until 1885. Between 1886 and 1888 he published the newspaper " Colorado Springs Gazette" in his new hometown. Since 1888 he worked in the grain trade. He also acted with hay. Politically Seldomridge member of the Democratic Party. In 1896 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Between 1896 and 1904 he was a member of the Senate of Colorado; In 1909 he was chairman of a conference to revise the constitution of Colorado.

1912 Seldomridge was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. There he broke on March 4, 1913 from John Andrew Martin. Since he Republican Charles B. Timberlake defeated in the elections of 1914, Seldomridge was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1915. After the end of his time in Congress, he resumed his old business again. Between 1915 and 1923 he was administrator (receiver ) of the Mercantile National Bank of Pueblo. After that, he was still public trustee ( Public Trustee ) in El Paso County. Harry Seldomridge died on November 2, 1927 in Colorado Springs and was also buried there.