John C. Kunkel
From 1859'sMcClees' Gallery of Photographic Portraits of the Senators, Representatives & Delegates of the Thirty-Fifth Congress
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's10th district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Preceded by	Ner Middleswarth
Succeeded by	John W. Killinger
Personal details
Born	(1816-09-18)September 18, 1816 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 14, 1870(1870-10-14) (aged 54) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Whig Republican
Alma mater	Jefferson College Carlisle Law School

John Christian Kunkel (September 18, 1816 – October 14, 1870) was aWhig andRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania. He was the grandfather ofJohn Crain Kunkel.

He was born inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools ofGettysburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Jefferson College inCanonsburg, Pennsylvania (laterWashington & Jefferson College inWashington, Pennsylvania). In 1839, he studied law at theCarlisle Law School. He was admitted to theDauphin County bar in 1842 and commenced practice in Harrisburg. He gained a reputation as a public speaker, and during the presidential campaigns of 1844 he spoke much in favor ofHenry Clay. He served in thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1844, 1845, and again in 1850, and was a member of thePennsylvania State Senate from 1851 to 1853. He served as speaker in 1852 and 1853.

Kunkel was elected as anOppositionist to theThirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to theThirty-fifth Congress. He was chairman of theHouse Committee on Militia during the Thirty-fourth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1858. He is interred atHarrisburg Cemetery.

His cousin was the actor, singer, and theatre managerGeorge Kunkel.^[1]

• United States Congress."John Christian Kunkel (id: K000340)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Wilson, J. G.;Fiske, J., eds. (1892)."Kunkel, John Christian" .Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
• The Political Graveyard

• John Christian Kunkel atFind a Grave

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