Athelston Gaston
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Athelston Gaston | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 26th district | |
In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | |
Preceded by | John Cirby Sturtevant |
Succeeded by | Arthur Laban Bates |
Personal details | |
Born | Castile, New York, USA | April 24, 1838
Died | September 23, 1907 Quebec, Canada | (aged 69)
Political party | Democratic |
Athelston Gaston (April 24, 1838 – September 23, 1907) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Athelston Gaston was born in Castile, New York. He moved with his parents to Crawford County, Pennsylvania, in 1854. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1873, when he became a dealer in and manufacturer of lumber. He served as mayor of Meadville, Pennsylvania, from 1891 to 1895.
Gaston was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1900. He resumed the lumber business.
Gaston was killed while on a hunting trip along Lake Edward in northern Quebec, Canada, in 1907. There was no ceremony. Interment in Greendale Cemetery in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Athelston Gaston (id: G000095)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
- 1838 births
- 1907 deaths
- Mayors of places in Pennsylvania
- People from Castile, New York
- People from Meadville, Pennsylvania
- Accidental deaths in Quebec
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Hunting accident deaths
- 19th-century American legislators
- Burials at Greendale Cemetery
- Pennsylvania United States Representative stubs
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