John Paul Verree

John Paul Verree

John Paul Verree (born March 9, 1817 near Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , †  June 27, 1889 there ) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1863 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Verree was born on the Verree Mills estate near Philadelphia. He attended schools in his home country and then worked in the iron and steel industry. He also traded tools. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1851 and 1857 he was a member of the Philadelphia City Council, of which he was chairman from 1853 to 1857. Politically, he joined the Republican Party founded in 1854 .

In the congressional election of 1858 Verree was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Democrat James Landy on March 4, 1859 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1863 . These were shaped by the events leading up to the civil war until 1861 and by the war itself since 1861. In 1862 he renounced another candidacy.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, John Verree resumed his previous activities. He also got into the life insurance business. He founded two companies in the steel industry. In the years 1875 and 1876 he was president of the Union League in Philadelphia , which was close to the Republican Party. After that, he retired. He died on June 25, 1889 on the Verree Mills estate .

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
James Landy	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (3rd constituency) March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1863	Leonard Myers