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Cornelius C. Jadwin | |
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 1886 portrait of Jadwin | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Overton, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | George Adams Post |
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| Born | (1835-03-27)March 27, 1835 Carbondale, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | August 17, 1913(1913-08-17) (aged 78) Honesdale, Pennsylvania, US |
| Political party | Republican |
Cornelius Comegys Jadwin (March 27, 1835 – August 17, 1913) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Cornelius Comegys Jadwin was born inCarbondale, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and taught school for four years. He studiedcivil engineering andpharmacy. He was engaged as a civil and mining engineer from 1857 to 1861. He entered the drug business and located inHonesdale, Pennsylvania, in 1862. He served on the board of education of his district for nine years and was president for three years. He was a delegate to the1880 Republican National Convention.
Jadwin elected as a Republican to theForty-seventh Congress. He was an unsuccessful Independent candidate for reelection in1882. He continued the drug business in Honesdale until his death there in 1913. He was interned inGlen Dyberry Cemetery.
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