Joel B. Sutherland | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's1st district | |
| In office October 8, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Lemuel Paynter |
| In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | John Wurts |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joel Barlow Sutherland (1792-02-26)February 26, 1792 |
| Died | November 15, 1861(1861-11-15) (aged 69) Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old Pine Street Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 39°56′36.0″N75°08′57.7″W / 39.943333°N 75.149361°W /39.943333; -75.149361 |
| Political party | Whig |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1836) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 8, includingThomas W. Sutherland |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch | Pennsylvania Militia |
| Years of service | 1812–1814 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | 1st Regiment of Riflemen |
| Wars | War of 1812 |
Joel Barlow Sutherland (February 26, 1792 – November 15, 1861) was an American politician who served as the first president of theGeneral Society of the War of 1812 from 1854 to 1861. He was a member of theDemocratic Party who representedPennsylvania in theUnited States House of Representatives (1827–1837).[1]
Joel Barlow Sutherland was born inGloucester County, New Jersey. He graduated from theUniversity of Pennsylvania atPhiladelphia in 1812. He served in theWar of 1812 as assistant surgeon to the "Junior Artillerists of Philadelphia," transferred to theline, and was appointed in 1814lieutenant colonel ofrifles in theState militia. He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1813 to 1816. He was a founder ofJefferson Medical College at Philadelphia. He served in thePennsylvania State Senate for the2nd district from 1816 and 1817.[2] He later abandoned medicine for the practice of law.[3]
Sutherland was elected as a Jacksonian to theTwentieth and to the four succeeding Congresses. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Commerce during theTwenty-third andTwenty-fourth Congresses. He was an unsuccessfulWhig candidate for reelection in1836 to theTwenty-fifth Congress and for election in1838 to theTwenty-sixth Congress. He served as associate judge of the court of common pleas of Philadelphia in 1833 and 1834.[3]
He was one of the originators of theLafayette Cemetery in South Philadelphia.[4]
Sutherland died on November 15, 1861, at the age of 69. His grave is in the churchyard ofOld Pine Street Church, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]
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