Joseph B. Anthony
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Joseph Biles Anthony | |
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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 | |
In office 1830-1833 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | June 19, 1795
Died | January 10, 1851 Williamsport, Pennsylvania | (aged 55)
Political party | Democratic |
Joseph Biles Anthony (June 19, 1795 – January 10, 1851) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Joseph Biles Anthony was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1830 to 1833.
Anthony was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses. 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. Interment in Williamsport Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Joseph B. Anthony (id: A000263)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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