Henry L. Cake
Henry Lutz Cake | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Myer Strouse |
| Succeeded by | John W. Killinger |
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| Born | October 6, 1827 Northumberland, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 26, 1899 (aged 71) Northumberland, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
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Henry Lutz Cake (October 6, 1827 – August 26, 1899) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Early life[]
Henry L. Cake was born near Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He attended the common and private schools. He learned the art of printing, and published the until the American Civil War.[1][2]
American Civil War[]
Cake entered the Union Army on April 17, 1861, as a second lieutenant, and was elected colonel of the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 1861. He reorganized the regiment after three months’ service. He commanded the 96th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment from September 23, 1861, to March 12, 1863, when he resigned and settled in Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.[1]
Post-war life[]
Following his resignation from the military, Cake engaged in the mining and shipping of anthracite coal.[1][2]
United States House of Representatives[]
Cake was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Accounts during the Forty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1870.[1][2]
Return to the coal industry[]
Following his service in the U.S. House of Representatives, Cake resumed the mining and shipping of coal.[1][2]
Death and interment[]
He died in Northumberland, Pennsylvania in 1899, and was interred in the Riverview Cemetery.[1][2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Cake, Henry Lutz," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress, retrieved online February 14, 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Kestenbaum, Lawrence, "Cake, Henry Lutz." The Political Graveyard, 2012.
External links[]
- Downey, Brian, et. al. "Henry Lutz Cake." Florida: Antietam on the Web, retrieved online February 23, 2019.
- "Henry Lutz Cake" (memorial with photo of gravestone). Salt Lake City, Utah: Find A Grave, retrieved online February 23, 2019.
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