district succeeded death_date birth_place party term_end preceded birth_date term_start article_title state name
3rd j. hampton moore 19 february 1906 holmesburg , pennsylvania republican february 19 , 1906 henry burk 06 august 1855 february 16 , 1904 george a. castor
 pennsylvania george albert castor
george a. castor

george albert castor -lrb- august 6 , 1855 -- february 19 , 1906 -rrb- was a republican member of the united states house of representatives for pennsylvania .
george a. castor was born in the holmesburg section of the city of philadelphia .
he entered a cloth house early in life and subsequently became a merchant tailor with large establishments in new york city , boston , and philadelphia .
he retired from active business pursuits in 1875 .
he was an unsuccessful candidate for the republican nomination of congressman at large in 1892 .
he was a member of the republican city committee for fifteen years .
castor was elected as a republican to the 58th congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of henry burk .
he was reelected to the 59th congress and served from february 16 , 1904 , until his death in philadelphia .
