# William M. Berlin

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American politician

William M. Berlin Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th district In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 Preceded by Thomas C. Cochran Succeeded by Robert G. Allen Personal details Born William Markle Berlin (1880-03-29)March 29, 1880 Delmont, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died October 14, 1962(1962-10-14) (aged 82) Party Democratic

**William Markle Berlin** (March 29, 1880 – October 14, 1962) was an American businessman and politician who served as 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) for two terms from 1933 to 1937.

## Life and career

William M. Berlin was born on a farm near [Delmont, Pennsylvania](/source/Delmont%2C_Pennsylvania). He graduated from Laird Institute at [Murrysville, Pennsylvania](/source/Murrysville%2C_Pennsylvania), in 1896, and moved to [Greensburg, Pennsylvania](/source/Greensburg%2C_Pennsylvania), in 1916.

He was engaged as an automobile distributor, in the wholesale oil and gas business, and in coal mining.

### Political career

He was chairman of the Democratic County Committee in 1916.

In 1932, Berlin was elected as a Democrat to the [Seventy-third](/source/73rd_United_States_Congress) and [Seventy-fourth](/source/74th_United_States_Congress) Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in [1936](/source/United_States_House_election%2C_1936).

After his time in Congress, he served as clerk of the court of [Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania](/source/Westmoreland_County%2C_Pennsylvania), from 1937 to 1941.

### Later career and death

He resumed the mining of [coal](/source/Coal) in [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania) and [West Virginia](/source/West_Virginia) in 1941. He was a delegate to the [1944 Democratic National Convention](/source/1944_Democratic_National_Convention) in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), and an unsuccessful candidate for the [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) congressional nomination in [1950](/source/United_States_House_election%2C_1950).

He served as assistant librarian of the [United States House of Representatives](/source/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

- United States Congress. ["William M. Berlin (id: B000409)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000409). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

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

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Thomas C. Cochran Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district 1933–1937 Succeeded by Robert G. Allen

v t e Pennsylvania's delegation(s) to the 73rd–74th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority) 73rd Senate: ▌D. Reed (R) ▌J. Davis (R) House: ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌B. Focht (R) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌G. Edmonds (R) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌G. Brumm (R) ▌T. Cochran (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌J. H. Swick (R) ▌J. Beck (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌B. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌E. Stokes (R) ▌B. Berlin (D) ▌J. T. Brooks (D) ▌C. Crosby (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌H. Ellenbogen (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌M. Muldowney (R) ▌W. Richardson (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌A. Waldron (R) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌O. Frey (D) 74th Senate: ▌J. Davis (R) ▌J. Guffey (D) House: ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌B. Focht (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌B. Berlin (D) ▌J. T. Brooks (D) ▌C. Crosby (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌H. Ellenbogen (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌W. Richardson (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌O. Frey (D) ▌J. B. Daly (D) ▌C. Dietrich (D) ▌F. Dorsey (D) ▌D. Driscoll (D) ▌C. Eckert (D) ▌C. Fenerty (R) ▌J. Gildea (D) ▌D. Gingery (D) ▌J. Gray (D) ▌T. Moritz (D) ▌J. Quinn (D) ▌M. Stack (D) ▌W. Wilson (R)

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