William David Blakeslee Ainey

Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 14th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

April 8, 1864 (68 years old)

Birthday

September 4, 1932

Death

Served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Born in New Milford, Pennsylvania, and educated at the State Normal School and Lehigh University.
Admitted to the bar in 1887 and began practicing law in Montrose, Pennsylvania.
Held the position of district attorney for Susquehanna County from 1890 to 1896.
Organized and served as captain of Company G in the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1889 to 1894.
Elected to the 62nd Congress to fill a vacancy and reelected for the 63rd Congress, serving from 1911 to 1915.
Participated as a delegate in international peace conferences in Geneva and The Hague.
Served as secretary and president of the Japanese-American group of inter-parliamentarians.
Appointed to the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania, serving as chairman for multiple terms.
Chaired the Pennsylvania Fuel Commission in 1922 and was president of the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners in 1924.
Died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and was interred in Montrose Cemetery.