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Joseph Fornance

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American politician
Joseph Fornance
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromPennsylvania's5th district
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byJacob Fry, Jr.
Succeeded byJacob Senewell Yost
Personal details
Born(1804-10-18)October 18, 1804
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 1852(1852-11-24) (aged 48)
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeMontgomery Cemetery, inWest Norriton Township, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Joseph Fornance (October 18, 1804 – November 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1839 to 1843.

Biography

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Joseph Fornance born inLower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to thebar in 1832, and commenced practice inNorristown, Pennsylvania. He served as president of the council of theBorough of Norristown. He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1834.

Congress

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Fornance was elected as a Democrat to theTwenty-sixth andTwenty-seventh Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in1842.

Later career and death

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He resumed the practice of his profession, and died inNorristown in 1852. He was interred inMontgomery Cemetery, inWest Norriton Township, Pennsylvania, nearNorristown.

Legacy

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Fornance nominated futureCivil WarMajor General andDemocratic presidential candidateWinfield Scott Hancock for theUnited States Military Academy atWest Point.[citation needed]

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