William Watson McIntire

William Watson McIntire (* June 30, 1850 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, † March 30, 1912 in Baltimore County, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1897 and 1899 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Even in his childhood William McIntire came with his parents in the Washington County, Maryland, where he attended both public and private schools. After that, he was trained as a machinist. In July 1872 he moved to Baltimore. Between 1874 and 1885 he worked for the postal service of Railways ( United States Railway Mail Services). Then put McIntire his education at the Hagerstown Academy continued. After studying law at the University of Maryland and his admission to the bar he began to work in Baltimore in this profession. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. In the years 1887 and 1888 he was a member of the City Council of Baltimore. In 1895 he was treasurer of his party at the State and district level.

In the congressional elections of 1896 McIntire was in the fourth electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Kissig Cowen on March 4, 1897. Since he has not been confirmed in 1898, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1899. This was marked by the events of the Spanish-American War.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives McIntire worked since 1905 for the United States Life Insurance Company. In the years 1911 and 1912, he also belonged to the Abwasserkommison the city of Baltimore. He died on 30 March 1912 at a stroke while fishing in the Gunpowder River.

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