JN Langham

JN Langham

Jonathan Nicholas "J. N. “Langham (born August 4, 1861 in Hillsdale , Indiana County , Pennsylvania , †  May 21, 1945 in Indiana , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1909 and 1915 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

J. N. Langham attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1882 the State Normal School in the city of Indiana. In the meantime he worked as a teacher himself. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1888, he began to work in Indiana in this profession. In the years 1892 and 1893 he was a postman there. From 1898 to 1904, he served as the assistant federal attorney for western Pennsylvania. He then worked between 1904 and 1909 for the Auditor General's Department of his state .

Politically, Langham became a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1908 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 27th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Joseph Grant Beale on March 4, 1909 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1915 . During his time in Congress in 1913, the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. In 1914 he renounced another congressional candidacy.

In 1915, Langham was appointed judge on the Court of Appeals for the 40th District Court of Pennsylvania. He held this office until January 1936. Then he retired. He died on May 21, 1945 in Indiana, where he was also buried.

Web links

• JN Langham in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• JN Langham in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Joseph Grant Beale	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (27th constituency) March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1915	Solomon Taylor North