Henry Wynkoop
Henry Wynkoop (born March 2, 1737 in Northampton , Province of Pennsylvania , † March 25, 1816 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1789 and 1791 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Henry Wynkoop grew up during the British colonial era. He received a good education and embarked on a political career before the American Revolution . He was a member of the Pennsylvania Colonial House of Representatives in 1760 and 1761. From 1764 to 1789 he served as a judge in Bucks County . In the 1770s, Wynkoop joined the independence movement. In 1774 and 1775 he was a member of two provincial conferences. He became a major in the Bucks County militia. He then sat on the general security committee in 1776 and 1777. From 1779 to 1782 he took part as a delegate at the Continental Congress; then he worked as an appellate judge between 1783 and 1789.
In the Pennsylvania state-wide congressional elections of 1789 , Wynkoop was elected for the eighth seat of his state in the US House of Representatives, which was still in New York City at the time , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1789. Until March 3, 1791 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Henry Wynkoop served as a judge in Bucks County again until his death on March 25, 1816.
See also
Web links
- Henry Wynkoop in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Henry Wynkoop in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Wynkoop, Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1737 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Northampton , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1816 |
| Place of death | Northampton , Pennsylvania |