Joseph Biles Anthony (June 19, 1795 – January 10, 1851) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms, representing Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1833 to 1837.
Joseph Biles Anthony | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Harmar Denny John Gilmore |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hanna Hammond |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 13th district | |
| In office 1830-1833 | |
| Preceded by | Robert McClure |
| Succeeded by | Henry Petrikin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 19, 1795 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 1851 (aged 55) Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Life and career
editAnthony was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended public schools and Princeton College.[1] He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district from 1830 to 1833.[1]
Congress
editAnthony was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses.
Later career and death
editAfter leaving Congress, he was appointed judge of the ‘Nichelson court’, and engaged in the sale of titles to large tracts of lands in Pennsylvania. He was elected president judge of the eighth district in 1844 and served until his death in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
He was buried in Williamsport Cemetery.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph Biles Anthony Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Joseph Biles Anthony". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Joseph B. Anthony (id: A000263)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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