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Line 1: {{Short description\|American politician}} {{Infobox ~~Congressman~~officeholder \| name = William Markle Berlin \| image name = \| birth_date = {{birth date\|1880\|0403\|29}} \| death_date = {{death date and age\|1962\|10\|14\|1880\|0403\|29}} \| birth_place = [[Delmont, Pennsylvania\|Delmont]], [[Pennsylvania]] \| state = [[Pennsylvania]] Line 14 ⟶ 15: }} '''William Markle Berlin''' (March 29, 1880 – October 14, 1962) was an American businessman and politician who served as a [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]] for two terms from 1933 to 1937. ==Life and career== William M. Berlin was born on a farm near [[Delmont, Pennsylvania]]. He graduated from Laird Institute at [[Murrysville, Pennsylvania]], in 1896, and moved to [[Greensburg, Pennsylvania]], ~~in 1916. He was engaged as an automobile distributor, in the wholesale oil and gas business, and in coal mining. He was chairman of the Democratic County Committee~~ in 1916. He was engaged as an automobile distributor, in the wholesale oil and gas business, and in coal mining. Berlin was elected as a Democrat to the [[73rd United States Congress\|Seventy-third]] and [[74th United States Congress\|Seventy-fourth]] Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in [[United States House election, 1936\|1936]]. After his time in Congress, he served as clerk of the court of [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]], from 1937 to 1941. He resumed the mining of [[coal]] in [[Pennsylvania]] and [[West Virginia]] in 1941. He was a delegate to the [[1944 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Chicago]], and an unsuccessful candidate for the [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]] congressional nomination in [[United States House election, 1950\|1950]]. He served as assistant librarian of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from February 1, 1957, until 1961 when promoted to librarian, and served in that capacity until his death in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. ===Political career=== He was chairman of the Democratic County Committee in 1916. Berlin was elected as a Democrat to the [[73rd United States Congress\|Seventy-third]] and [[74th United States Congress\|Seventy-fourth]] Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in [[United States House election, 1936\|1936]]. After his time in Congress, he served as clerk of the court of [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]], from 1937 to 1941. ===Later career=== He resumed the mining of [[coal]] in [[Pennsylvania]] and [[West Virginia]] in 1941. He was a delegate to the [[1944 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Chicago]], and an unsuccessful candidate for the [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]] congressional nomination in [[United States House election, 1950\|1950]]. He served as assistant librarian of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from February 1, 1957, until 1961 when promoted to librarian, and served in that capacity until his death in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. ==Sources== Line 26 ⟶ 40: {{s-start}} {{s-par\|us-hs}} {{US House succession box ~~{{USRepSuccessionBox~~ \| state=Pennsylvania \| district=28 Line 34 ⟶ 48: }} {{s-end}} {{USCongRep-start\|congresses= 73rd–74th [[United States Congress]]es \|state=[[United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania]]}} {{USCongRep/PA/73}} {{USCongRep/PA/74}} {{USCongRep-end}} {{authority control}} Line 40 ⟶ 57: [[Category:1880 births]] [[Category:1962 deaths]] [[Category:~~Members~~People offrom ~~the United States House of Representatives from~~Greensburg, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:~~People~~Democratic ~~from~~Party ~~Westmoreland~~members ~~County,~~of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania]] ~~[[Category:Pennsylvania Democrats]]~~ ~~[[Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives]]~~ [[Category:Pennsylvania Republicans]] [[Category:20th-century American ~~politicians~~legislators]]