Amos Myers

Amos Myers

Amos Myers (born April 23, 1824 in Petersburg , Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , †  October 18, 1893 in East Carleton , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1863 and 1865 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Amos Myers attended a private school near Clarion and then graduated from Meadville College in 1843 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1846, he began to work in Clarion in this profession. He also held various local offices in his homeland. In 1847 he became a district attorney in Clarion County . He later joined the Republican Party, founded in 1854 .

In the congressional elections of 1862 Myers was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 20th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Democrat Jesse Lazear on March 4, 1863 . Until March 3, 1865, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This was shaped by the events of the civil war . During his tenure as a MP, Myers chaired the Treasury Department's Expenditure Control Committee.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Amos Myers initially practiced as a lawyer in Clarion again. He then moved to Kentucky , where he was ordained a Baptist Chaplain . In the following years he worked in the states of Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New York in this profession. He died on October 18, 1893 in East Carleton, present-day Kent, in New York State.

Web links

• Amos Myers in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Amos Myers in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Jesse Lazear	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (20th constituency) March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865	Charles Vernon Culver