NameCongressman William Carlile ARNOLD 4902,4903
Birth Date15 Jul 1851
Birth PlaceLuthersburg, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Death Date20 Mar 1906929 Age: 54
Death PlaceMuskegon, Muskegon Co., MI, USA
Burial PlaceOak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Clearfield Co., PA, USA929
EducationMillersville State Normale School; Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.
OccupationLawyer, U.S. Congressman
FatherSamuel ARNOLD (1822-1899)
MotherMary A CARLISLE (1825-1911)
Misc. Notes
A prominent attorney at Du Bois, Pa., and a well known man in public life, having twice been elected to the United States Congress.

54th and 55th Congress 1895-99.

William C. Arnold was born in Luthersburg. Clearfield county. Pa., July 15, 1851.
He was educated at Millersville State Normale School and at Phillips Academy* at Andover, Mass. He read law with Hon. J. B. McEnally and was admitted to the bar in May, 1878. He located at Curwensville. In 1896 he was the Republican candidate for Congress in the 28th District and was elected and was re-elected for the following term. He also served his party as Chairman of the Republican County Committee for several years.

About the year 1892 Mr. Arnold located in DuBois where he resided and practiced law until his death, which occurred in 1906. W. C. Arnold was a lawyer erf ability, and stood well in his profession. He was a man of fine presence and agreeable personality. As a public speaker he was at his best on the political platform and took an active part in the various campaigns from 1878 to the time of his death.
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Arnold, William Carlile a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Luthersburg, Clearfield County, Pa., July 15, 1851; attended the public schools and Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Clearfield County, Pa., June 18, 1875, and practiced in Curwensville and Du Bois, Clearfield County, Pa.; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Clearfield County, Pa.; died in Muskegon, Mich., while on a business trip to that city, March 20, 1906; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pa.929
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A photo of the Residence of Hon. W. C. Arnold [circa 1896] is seen in this source.4904


*Phillips Academy is the same school that Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush attended. The prep school is one of the oldest incorporated boarding schools in the United States.4905
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