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|succeeded=John C. Kunkel
|succeeded=John C. Kunkel
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{{Officeholder/misc
|office=State Representative from Pennsylvania
|terms=1935–1937
|preceded=???
|former=y
|succeeded=???
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|military=y
|allegiance=[[United States]]
|rank=Private
|unit=Three Hundred and First Company, Tank Corps
|battles=[[World War I]]
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Simpson was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to Warren B. Simpson and the former Susan E. Miller. The oldest of five children, he attended local public schools and then the [[University of Pittsburgh]], which he graduated from in 1923. During [[World War I]], Simpson served as a Private in the Tank Corps.
Simpson was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to Warren B. Simpson and the former Susan E. Miller. The oldest of five children, he attended local public schools and then the [[University of Pittsburgh]], which he graduated from in 1923. During [[World War I]], Simpson served as a Private in the Tank Corps.
==U.S. House of Representatives==
==Political career==
Prior to his election to Congress, Simpson was a member of the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives from 1935 to 1937.
===U.S. House of Representatives===
Following the death of incumbent Republican congressman Benjamin K. Focht, Simpson successfully ran in the special election to fill the vacancy, defeating Democrat opponent Lowell H. Alexander.<ref>Two references:
Following the death of incumbent Republican congressman Benjamin K. Focht, Simpson successfully ran in the special election to fill the vacancy, defeating Democrat opponent Lowell H. Alexander.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=396669 PA - District 18 - Special Election Race - May 11, 1937]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
*[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=396669 PA - District 18 - Special Election Race - May 11, 1937]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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