James H. Osmer

James H. Osmer

James H. Osmer (born January 23, 1832 in Tenterden , England , †  October 3, 1912 in Franklin , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1879 and 1881 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

During his childhood, James Osmer and his parents came to the United States, where the family settled near Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He first attended private schools. He then graduated from Bellefonte Academy , Mount Pleasant College, and Pennsylvania and Dickinson Seminary . After studying law in Elmira ( New York ) and being admitted to the bar in 1858, he began to work in his new profession in Horseheads near Elmira. In 1865, he moved his practice to Franklin, Pennsylvania. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In June 1876 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cincinnati , at which Rutherford B. Hayes was nominated as a candidate for president. He was also a delegate to several regional Republican conventions in Pennsylvania.

In the congressional election of 1878 Osmer was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 27th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Lewis Findlay Watson on March 4, 1879 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1880, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1881 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, James Osmer practiced again as a lawyer in Franklin, where he died on October 3, 1912.

Web links

• James H. Osmer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James H. Osmer in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Lewis Findlay Watson	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (27th constituency) March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881	Lewis Findlay Watson