Henry Wells Tracy | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Ulysses Mercur |
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| Born | September 24, 1807 Ulster Township,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 1886(1886-04-11) (aged 78) Standing Stone Township,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
| Resting place | Wysox,Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Independent Republican |
| Education | Angelica Seminary |
Henry Wells Tracy (September 24, 1807 – April 11, 1886) was an IndependentRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Henry W. Tracy was born inUlster Township, Pennsylvania on September 24, 1807. He attended the Angelica Seminary inAllegany County, New York.
Tracy studied law, engaged in mercantile pursuits and as a road contractor inStanding Stone, Pennsylvania,Havre de Grace, Maryland, andTowanda, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the1860 Republican National Convention. He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1861 and 1862.
Tracy was elected as an Independent Republican to theThirty-eighth Congress. He served as collector of the port ofPhiladelphia in 1866. He resumed mercantile pursuits.
Tracy died at Standing Stone in 1886, aged 78. He was interred in the Brick Church Cemetery in Wysox, Pennsylvania.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1863–1865 | Succeeded by |
