Peter Newhard

Peter Newhard (born July 26, 1783 in Allentown , Pennsylvania , †  February 19, 1860 there ) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1843 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Peter Newhard attended both public and private schools in his home country. In 1812 he opened the first hardware store in Allentown. In the same year he became the road officer there. Between 1816 and 1817 he was a coroner in Lehigh County . Between 1817 and 1829 he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives six times . In 1824 and 1837 he served as chairman of the Allentown parish council. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1838 Newhard was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Edward Burd Hubley on March 4, 1839 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1843 . The period from 1841 was fraught with tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs . In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

In 1842 Peter Newhard decided not to run again. The following year he was Mayor ( Burgess ) of Allentown and curator of Allentown Academy . He had already held the office of curator at this school in 1822 and 1826. He died in Allentown on February 19, 1860.

Web links

• Peter Newhard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Peter Newhard in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Edward Burd Hubley	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (8th constituency) March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1843	Benjamin Alden Bidlack