Allen T. Treadway
Allen Towner Treadway | |
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Treadway, c. 1913 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | George P. Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | John W. Heselton |
| President of the Massachusetts State Senate[1] | |
| In office January, 1909 – January, 1911 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1908–1911 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1904 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1867 |
| Died | February 16, 1947 (aged 79) Washington, D.C., US |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sylvia S. Shares[2] |
| Children | Heaton Ives, Charles Denton Treadway[3] |
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Allen Towner Treadway (September 16, 1867 – February 16, 1947) was a Massachusetts Republican politician.
Biography
Treadway was born on September 16, 1867, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to William Denton Treadway and Harriet (Heaton) Treadway.[3] He graduated from Amherst College in 1886. Treadway served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1904, and in the Massachusetts Senate from 1908 to 1911; he served as Senate president from 1909 to 1911.[2] From March 4, 1913, until January 3, 1945, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives. Treadway represented Massachusetts' 1st congressional district for sixteen consecutive terms.
He died on February 16, 1947, aged 79, in Washington, D.C., and is buried in Stockbridge Cemetery, in his home town of Stockbridge.
Legacy
Treadway once owned the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, the Inn has a room named for him.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ Coolidge, Henry D. (1921), A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1921, Boston, MA: The Massachusetts General Court, p. 259
- ^ a b c Eliot, Samuel Atkins (1913), Biographical History of Massachusetts: Biographies and Autobiographies of the Leading Men in the State, Volume IV, Boston, MA: Massachusetts Biographical Society.
- ^ a b Eliot, Samuel Atkins (1913), Biographical history of Massachusetts: Biographies and Autobiographies of the Leading Men in the State, Volume IV, Boston, MA: Massachusetts Biographical Society.
References
- United States Congress. "Allen T. Treadway (id: T000358)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.