Henry Clay Longnecker | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Thomas B. Cooper |
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| Born | (1820-04-17)April 17, 1820 |
| Died | September 16, 1871(1871-09-16) (aged 51) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Henry Clay Longnecker (April 17, 1820 – September 16, 1871) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Longnecker was born inAllen Township, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Norwich Military Academy inVermont and fromLafayette College inEaston, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Easton.
He served during theMexican–American War as first lieutenant, captain, and adjutant in all principal engagements under GeneralWinfield Scott. He was wounded at theBattle of Chapultepec on September 13, 1847. He returned to Pennsylvania, and served as district attorney ofLehigh County, Pennsylvania, from 1848 to 1850.
Longnecker was elected as a Republican to theThirty-sixth Congress. During theAmerican Civil War, Longnecker participated in organizing Pennsylvania troops and served in theUnion Army as colonel of the Fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. He resumed the practice of his profession inAllentown, Pennsylvania, in 1865. He served as associate judge of Lehigh County in 1867. He died in Allentown on September 16, 1871, and was interred in Fairview Cemetery.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1859–1861 | Succeeded by |
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