John Hoover Rothermel

John Hoover Rothermel ( born March 7, 1856 in Richmond, Berks County, Pennsylvania; † August 1922 in Reading, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1907 and 1915 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Rothermel attended the public schools of his home and then the Brunner 's Business College in Reading. Between 1876 and 1881 he taught as a teacher in the community Blandon. He was also a faculty member of the Brunner 's Scientific Academy. After studying law and his 1881 was admitted to the bar he began to work in Reading in this profession. Between 1886 and 1889 he was there Deputy District Attorney and from 1895 to 1898, he served as Solicitor in Berks County. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1906, Rothermel was in the 13th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Marcus CL Kline on March 4, 1907. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1915 four legislative sessions. In 1913 were the 16th and the 17th Amendment to the Constitution ratified. Since 1911, Rothermel was chairman of the committee responsible for supervising the expenditure of the Department of Commerce. In 1914 he was not re-elected.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives John Rothermel again practiced as a lawyer. He died in August 1922 in Reading.