Sydenham Elnathan Ancona

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Sydenham Elnathan Ancona

Sydenham Elnathan Ancona (born November 20, 1824 in Lititz (Pennsylvania) , Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , †  June 20, 1913 in Reading , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1861 and 1867 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1826 Sydenham Ancona came with his parents to Berks County , where the family settled near Sculls Hill. He attended both public and private schools there. After that he taught himself as a teacher for some time. In 1856 he moved to Reading, where he worked for the Reading Company Railroad . In his new hometown he also became a member of the Education Committee. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1860 Ancona was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Jacob Kerlin McKenty on March 4, 1861 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1867 . These were shaped by the events of the civil war and its consequences. Since 1865, the work of Congress had been weighed down by tension between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial.

In 1866 Sydenham Ancona was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. In the following years he worked in Reading in the fire insurance industry. He later also worked in banking and general insurance. In June 1880 he attended the Democratic National Convention in Cincinnati as a delegate . In 1912 he was honored in Congress as the last living member of the special session of Congress that met on July 4, 1861 at the request of then President Abraham Lincoln . He died in Reading on June 20, 1913.

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predecessor Office successor
Jacob Kerlin McKenty United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (8th constituency)
March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1867 		James Lawrence Getz
personal data
SURNAME Ancona, Sydenham Elnathan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH near Lititz (Pennsylvania)
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 1913
Place of death Reading , Pennsylvania