Joseph Fry, Jr.
| Joseph Fry, Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district | |
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In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | See below |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. P. Muhlenberg |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
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In office 1817-1821 | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
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In office 1816-1817 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 4, 1781 Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
August 15, 1860 (aged 79) Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
Joseph Fry, Jr. (August 4, 1781 – August 15, 1860) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Joseph Fry, Jr. was born in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Fryburg (later Coopersburg, Pennsylvania). He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1816 and 1817, and served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1817 to 1821. He served in the State militia and attained the rank of colonel.
Fry was elected to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1830. He resumed business activities, and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1837 and 1838. He died in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Interment in Union Cemetery.
External links
- United States Congress. "Joseph Fry, Jr. (id: F000397)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by William Addams Jacob Krebs |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1827–1831 1827–1829 alongside: William Addams 1829–1831 alongside: Henry A. P. Muhlenberg |
Succeeded by Henry A. P. Muhlenberg |