John Gloninger

John Gloninger (born September 19, 1758 in Lebanon Township , Lancaster County , Province of Pennsylvania , †  January 22, 1836 in Lebanon , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . In 1813 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Gloninger attended public schools in his home country. He took part in the War of Independence and was later a battalion commander in the state militia. In 1790 he was elected member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for a brief period . He then sat in the State Senate between 1790 and 1792 . In 1790 he was appointed Justice of the Peace in Dauphin County . From 1791 he also worked as a judge, which suggests that he had previously studied law. Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s .

In the congressional elections of 1812 Gloninger was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of the state of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Roger Davis on March 4, 1813 . He was able to exercise this mandate in Congress until his resignation on August 2 of the same year. His brief tenure was marked by the events of the British-American War .

Gloninger's resignation came after his appointment as a judge in Lebanon County. He took up this position on September 11, 1813. He died in Lebanon on January 22, 1836.

Web links

• John Gloninger in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Gloninger in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Roger Davis	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (3rd constituency) with James Whitehill March 4, 1813 - August 2, 1813	Edward Crouch