Ira W. Drew
| Ira W. Drew | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district |
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| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
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| Preceded by | George P. Darrow |
| Succeeded by | George P. Darrow |
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| Born | August 31, 1878 Hardwick, Vermont |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
Ira Walton Drew (August 31, 1878 – February 12, 1972) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and osteopathic physician.
Biography
Ira Drew was born in Hardwick, VT. He apprenticed as a printer, becoming a journeyman in 1899. He was a newspaper reporter in Burlington, VT, from 1899 through 1906, and a reporter and news editor in Boston, Massachusetts from 1906 through 1908. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy (now the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) in 1911 and began the practice of osteopathic medicine in Philadelphia the same year. He was member of the faculty of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy from 1912 through 1933.
He was elected as a Democrat to the 75th Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938. After his term in congress, he served as a member of the board of trustees of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy.
He is buried at Whitemarsh Memorial Park in Prospectville, PA.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1937–1939 |
Succeeded by George P. Darrow |
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