# Ira W. Drew

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Ira W. Drew Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 Preceded by George P. Darrow Succeeded by George P. Darrow Personal details Born (1878-08-31)August 31, 1878 Hardwick, Vermont Died February 12, 1972(1972-02-12) (aged 93) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Party Democratic

**Ira Walton Drew** (August 31, 1878 – February 12, 1972) was a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) from [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania) and [osteopathic physician](/source/Osteopathic_physician).

## Biography

Drew was born in [Hardwick, Vermont](/source/Hardwick%2C_Vermont). He apprenticed as a [printer](/source/Printer_(publisher)), becoming a journeyman in 1899. He was a newspaper reporter in [Burlington, Vermont](/source/Burlington%2C_Vermont), from 1899 through 1906, and a reporter and news editor in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts) from 1906 through 1908. He graduated from the [Philadelphia College of Osteopathy](/source/Philadelphia_College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine) (now the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) in 1911 and began the practice of [osteopathic medicine](/source/Osteopathic_medicine_in_the_United_States) 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](/source/75th_Congress) in 1936, 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, Pennsylvania.

## Sources

- United States Congress. ["Ira W. Drew (id: D000494)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000494). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- [The Political Graveyard](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/draves-drexler.html)

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by George P. Darrow 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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