The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-01-18
XII. DIsTR1cr-cKARIEs DpsN1soN-n-

aS 1oIu III Hyomlng alley, Penn
sylvania, January %, 181S; graduated at
Dickinson College in 1889 adopted and
practised the professor of law, and was
elected Representative from Pennsylva-
MIA to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving
on the Committee on Indian Affairs. Re
elected to the Thirty-ninth Congress-.
L. XIII. Observation-Disclosures MERcUR-R,
+ Was born, in Towanda, Bradford county,
EPennsylvania, August II, 1918; gradua-
lied at Jefferson College in 1912; studied
Jaw while in college and came to the bar
I'm 1919 was Presidential elector, in
1860; in March, 1861, he was appointed
President Judge of the Thirteenth Judi
cial district of Pennsylvania, and elected
to the Office in October following for a
term of ten years, but which he resigned
on being elected in 1864 Representative
from Pennsylvania to the Thirty ninth
Congress. I ga Eaa
XIV. DIsTRIcT-GEoRGE F. M1LLER-Ri
Was born in Chillisquaque, Northum-
Oerland county, Pennsylvania, September
8, 1909; received an academical education,
laboring to support himself during vaca-
tions studied law and came to the bar in
1888; took an active part in local politics,
but frequently declined nominations for
county and State offices; was for number
| of years Secretary Of the Lewis5urg Uni
versity In Pennsylvania, and in 1864 was
elected Representative from Peunsylva-
MIA to the Thirty-ninth Congress
XIV. DIsTRICT-A. J.IGLossBRENNER-D.
+ Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, August
! 81, 1910; apprenticed at an early age to
1 the printing business, which was his
| school !; when seventeen years Of age ne
| travelled in the West and became foreman
IN the. office of the Ohio Monitor, and
afterwards, of the Weste,n Telegraph IN
1926 he returned to, Pennsylvania and
settled at York, where he published The
York Gazette, and there held various Off
ces of trust and responsibility. In 1849
he was elected Sergeant-at-Arms of the
,national House Of Representatives for the
Thirty-frst Congress, and was reelected
to the same Office by the four following
| Congresses in 1861 he was private secre-
.ary to President Buchanan in 1868 he
became one of the founders Of the Phiia-
delphia Age and in 1864 he,was elected
Representative from Pennsylvania to
4she Thirty-ninth Con eress. g. at
T E4n 81 XVI DISTRICT. 5a7
Seat contested by William IT. Koontz,
Republican, and "A, H. Cofroth, Dem.
Xvu. D1sTRIcT-ABRAHAM a. BARKER-R.
Born in Lowell, Oxford county, Maine,
| March so, 1876; received common
school education, and engaged in agricul-
| tural pursuits; was early strenuous ad-
vecate of temperance and anti-slavery
removed to Pennsylvania in 1854, aud
1 L IL l.. I.
camille business was delegate to The
Chicago Convention of 1860, and in 1864
was elected Representative from Penn
sylvania TO the Thirty y-ninth Congress. !1
XVIII. Observation-Disclosures F: WILSON,.
Born in Columbia, Bradford county,
Pa, September "a, 1921; spent his boy
hood on farm, and received his education
at Wellsboro Academy, where he was an
assistant teacher for one term; he also for
while taught IN district school in
Wcllsboro studied an6 adopted the pro
fession of law; was Borough assessor for
| one wear, and school director for six
years was Senator in the State Legis-
lature in 1858, 1864 and 1865, and in
1864 was elected a Representative from
Pennsylvania to the Thirty Ninth Con
gress. a.3. .oa ~#4 2a 'EN} ,9A 81 'laa'
XIX. DIsrRrcr-eLESN1 W. scoF1EED-R.
He was born in Chautauqua county,
| New York, March II, 1917; graduated
at Hamilton College in 1910, and removed
to Warren, Pennsylvania, where he was
admitted to the bar in 1913. In 1850
and 1851 he was member Of the State
Assembly, and from 1857 10 1859 he was
in the State Senate. In 1861 he was
appointed President Judge of the Eigh-
teenth Judicial district of the State, and
in 1862 he was elected Representative
from Pennsylvania to the Thirty-eighth
Congress, serving on the Committees on
Elections and Expenditures In the War
Department. Reelected to the Thirty
ninth Congress. s 5
Xxx. Observation-Disclosures V. CULYER--R. sod
He was born in Logan, Ohio, Septem-
Der 6, 1880; spent the most of his life
actively engaged in busines pursuits, ard
was elected Representative from Penn
sylvania to the Thirty-ninth Congress.
XXI. DIsTRIcT-JoHN L.. DAwsoN-D.
He was born in Uniontown, Fayette
county, Pennsylvania, February, 7 1913;
was educated at Washington College
adopted the profession of law; was APP
pointed by President Polk, in 1845, Uni
ted States Attorney for the Western dis
trict of Pennsylvania was elected, a
Representative from Pennsylvania to the
Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses,
serving during the last term as Chairman
on the Committee On Agriculture, and in
1862 was reelected to the Thirty-eighth