Ernest Francis Acheson

Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 24th district

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 24

    December 2, 1907 - March 3, 1909

7

Congresses Served

7

House Terms

September 19, 1855 (61 years old)

Birthday

May 16, 1917

Death

  • American politician and newspaper editor.
  • Born in Washington, Pennsylvania.
  • Attended public schools and graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1875.
  • Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1877, practicing law until 1879.
  • Became editor of the Washington Weekly Observer and established a daily edition in 1889.
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican, serving from 1895 to 1909.
  • Served in the 54th to 58th Congresses.
  • Held leadership roles in editorial associations, including president of the Pennsylvania editorial association and recording secretary of the National Editorial Association.
  • Returned to editorial work after leaving Congress until retirement in 1912.
  • Died in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1917.