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John Allen Sterling
Sterling c. 1913
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913
Preceded byBen F. Caldwell
Succeeded byLouis Fitzhenry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1915 – October 17, 1918
Preceded byLouis Fitzhenry
Succeeded byFrank L. Smith
Personal details
Born(1857-02-01)February 1, 1857
Le Roy, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 17, 1918(1918-10-17) (aged 61)
Pontiac, Illinois, U.S.
Cause of deathAutomobile accident
Resting placePark Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelativesThomas Sterling (brother)

John Allen Sterling (February 1, 1857 – October 17, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, and brother of Thomas Sterling.

Early life and education

Born to Charles Sterling (1821-1905) and Anna Kessler (1827-1908) near Le Roy in McLean County, Illinois, Sterling attended the public schools, and graduated from the Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington in 1881. He was superintendent of the public schools of Lexington, Illinois (now Lexington Community Unit School District 7) from 1881 to 1883.[1]

Career

He studied law, was admitted to the bar in December 1884, and commenced law practice in Bloomington. He was the state's attorney of McLean County from 1892 to 1896, and a member of the Republican state central committee from 1896-1898.[1]

Sterling was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth through Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1903–March 3, 1913).[2] He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald, judge of the United States Commerce Court.[1] He lost re-election to the Sixty-third Congress, but was re-elected to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1915 until his death near Pontiac, Illinois, as the result of an automobile accident on October 17, 1918.[1]

Death

He was interred in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Entry in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed 2008-11-01. (see external links)
  2. ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 24. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 17th congressional district
March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 17th congressional district
March 4, 1915 - October 17, 1918 		Succeeded by
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