Sydenham Elnathan Ancona | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Kerlin McKenty |
| Succeeded by | James Lawrence Getz |
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| Born | (1824-11-20)November 20, 1824 Lititz, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1913(1913-06-20) (aged 88) Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Charles Evans Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona (November 20, 1824 – June 20, 1913) was an American educator and politician who served three terms as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1861 to 1867.
Ancona was born nearLititz, Pennsylvania. His father, Moses Ancona, came from a BritishSephardic Jewish family, and his paternal grandmother was a member of the prominentMontefiore family. He moved toBerks County, Pennsylvania, in 1826 with his parents, who settled near Sculls Hill, Pennsylvania. He attended public and private schools, and taught school. He moved in 1856 toReading, Pennsylvania, where he entered the employ of theReading Company and served as a member of the Board of Education.[citation needed]
Ancona was elected as a Democrat to theThirty-seventh,Thirty-eighth, andThirty-ninth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in1866.
After leaving Congress, he became engaged in the trust, fire-insurance, and relief-association businesses in Reading. He was one of the organizers of the Reading Fire Insurance and Trust Company, serving as its secretary and treasurer for over 30 years. He reportedly was very interested in government services, especially the fire department. He was a member of the Firemen's Union for many years.[1]
He was a delegate to the1880 Democratic National Convention atCincinnati, Ohio. During a visit to the Capitol atWashington, D.C., in 1912 he was tendered a reception on the floor of the House of Representatives, because he was at the time the last surviving Member of the Thirty-seventh Congress which had been assembled at the extraordinary session called byAbraham Lincoln on July 4, 1861.[citation needed]
He also served multiple terms on the Reading School Board.[1]
In his retirement, he traveled the country and many foreign countries.[1]
He was engaged in banking and in the insurance business until his death in Reading in 1913. He is interred in Reading'sCharles Evans Cemetery.
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