BIO: Edward James STACKPOLE, Dauphin County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 350-351.
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  STACKPOLE, E. J., city editor of the Daily Telegraph, was born in 
McVeytown, Mifflin county, Pa., January 18, 1861, son of the late E. H. 
H. and Margaret (Glasgow) Stackpole.  His father successfully conducted 
a wagon manufacturing establishment and blacksmith shop for several 
years.  He served one term in the Pennsylvania Legislature, and died in 
1890, in office, holding at that time the position of superintendent of 
the public buildings and grounds.  E. J. Stackpole is one of eight 
living children of a family of eleven.  He received a common school 
education, and learned the trade of a printer in the office of the 
McVeytown Journal.  He subsequently spent three years as editor and 
publisher of the Orbisonia Dispatch, being associated with B. F. 
Ripple.  In 1883 Mr. Stackpole became assistant foreman of the 
Harrisburg Telegraph.  Later he was employed as a reporter for this 
journal and eventually was promoted to the important position of city 
editor.  He has been for several years, and is now a correspondent for 
a number of newspapers in New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.  He is 
an active Republican and has been commander of several leading clubs, 
among which were the Harrisburg Invincibles.  He is also a veteran of 
the famous "City Grays," National Guards of Pennsylvania.  He belongs 
to Robert Burns Lodge, No. 464, F. & A. M.  Mr. Stackpole was married 
to Miss Kate Hummel, a daughter of the late Albert Hummel, for many 
years a prominent shoe merchant of Harrisburg.  They have three 
children:  Catherine H., Margaret and Edward J., Jr.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Stackpole are members of the Covenant Presbyterian church, in which he 
is a deacon. 

1870 McVeytown, Mifflin County census -

Edward Stackpole, 33, blacksmith
Margaret Stackpole, 30
E. James Stackpole, 9
Oscar L. Stackpole, 7
William H. Stackpole, 6
Anna C. Stackpole, 4
Walker W. Stackpole, 2
Charles B. Stackpole, 8/12

1900 Harrisburg Ward 6, Dauphin County census -
Edward J. Stackpole, 39, newspaper correspondent
Maria G. Stackpole, 40  
Catherine H. Stackpole, 9  
Margaret Stackpole, 7  
Edward Stackpole, 5  
Albert H. Stackpole, 2  
Annie P. Hummel, 44  
Bertha Karns, 21