Summary
William Piper (January 1, 1774 – 1852) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1811 to 1813 and for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1813 to 1817.
William Piper | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district | |
| In office 1811–1813 | |
| Preceded by | John Rea |
| Succeeded by | John M. Hyneman |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district | |
| In office 1813–1817 | |
| Preceded by | William Findley |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Ogle |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 14th district | |
| In office 1817–1820 | |
| Preceded by | John Tod |
| Succeeded by | David Mann |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22nd district | |
| In office 1821–1832 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1774 Bloody Run, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | 1852 (aged 78) Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
He was born at Bloody Run (now Everett) in the Province of Pennsylvania to John and Elizabeth Lusk Piper. He commanded a regiment during the War of 1812, and served as adjutant general of Pennsylvania after the war. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 14th district from 1817 to 1820 and for the 22nd district from 1821 to 1832.[1][2] Piper was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses. He died in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania in 1852. Interment in the Piper Cemetery on his farm in Hopewell Township.
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - William Piper Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members P". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
Sources edit
- United States Congress. "William Piper (id: P000363)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard