Joseph Fry

Joseph Fry Jr. (born August 4, 1781 in Upper Saucon , Lehigh County , Pennsylvania , †  August 15, 1860 in Allentown , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1831 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Fry attended public schools in his home country and then worked in commerce. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In 1816 and 1817 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania ; from 1817 to 1821 he was a member of the State Senate . He was also a colonel in the state militia. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the 1826 congressional election , Fry was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Jacob Krebs on March 4, 1827 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1831 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1830 Joseph Fry renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he resumed his previous trading activities. In 1837 and 1838 he was a delegate to the constitutional convention in his home state. He died on August 15, 1860 in Allentown, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Joseph Fry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph Fry in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Jacob Krebs	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (7th constituency) with William Addams March 4, 1827 - March 3, 1831	Henry King