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(Redirected from Robert Douglas Heaton) American politician (1873–1933)
Robert D. Heaton
Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919
Preceded byRobert Emmett Lee
Succeeded byJohn Reber
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office
1919–1932
Preceded byCharles A. Snyder
Succeeded byCharles W. Staudenmeier
Personal details
BornRobert Douglas Heston
(1873-07-01)July 1, 1873
Raven Run, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 1933(1933-06-11) (aged 59)
Ashland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeJim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

Robert Douglas Heaton (July 1, 1873 – June 11, 1933) was 20th Century American businessman and politician who served two terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1915 to 1919.

Biography

Robert D. Heaton was born in Raven Run, Pennsylvania. He moved to Ashland, Pennsylvania, with his parents in 1886. He attended the Canandaigua Academy in Canandaigua, New York, the New York Military Academy at Cornwall, New York, and the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. He is identified with many business enterprises of the State and county.

Congress

Heaton was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1910, and was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses. He did not seek renomination in 1918, having become a candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Later activities

He was a member of the State Senate from 1919 to 1932. He resumed his former business activities, and served as a member of the board of trustees of the Ashland State Hospital.

Death and burial

He died in Ashland, Pennsylvania, aged 59, and is interred in the family cemetery in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byRobert E. Lee Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

1915–1919
Succeeded byJohn Reber
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