John W. Killinger | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's14th district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | John Black Packer |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Fleming Barr |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Henry L. Cake |
| Succeeded by | William Mutchler |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | John Christian Kunkel |
| Succeeded by | Myer Strouse |
| Member ofPennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1850-1851 | |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the7th district | |
| In office 1854-1857 | |
| Preceded by | Edward C. Darlington |
| Succeeded by | Christian Markle Straub |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1824-09-18)September 18, 1824 |
| Died | June 30, 1896(1896-06-30) (aged 71) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College |
John Weinland Killinger (September 18, 1824 – June 30, 1896) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 1859 to 1863 and from 1871 to 1875. He also served as a member ofPennsylvania's 14th congressional district from 1877 to 1881.
John W. Killinger was born inAnnville, Pennsylvania to John and Fanny Killinger.[1] He attended the public schools of Annville and the Lebanon Academy inLebanon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Mercersburg Preparatory School inMercersburg, Pennsylvania, and fromFranklin & Marshall College inLancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1843. He studied law in Lancaster, was admitted to the bar in 1846 and practiced inLebanon County, Pennsylvania, from 1846 to 1886.
He served as prosecuting attorney for Lebanon County in 1848 and 1849.
He was a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1850 and 1851, and served in thePennsylvania State Senate for the7th district from 1854 to 1857. He was a delegate to the1856 Republican National Convention.
Killinger was elected as a Republican to theThirty-sixth andThirty-seventh Congresses. He served as a chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department during the Thirty-seventh Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in1862. He served as assessor of internal revenue from 1864 to 1866.
Killinger was again elected to theForty-second andForty-third Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in1874. He resumed the practice of law. He was again elected to theForty-fifth andForty-sixth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in1880. He served as solicitor for thePhiladelphia and Reading Railroad.[2]
He died inLebanon, Pennsylvania in 1896 and is interred at the Mount Lebanon Cemetery.[3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1859–1863 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1871–1875 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 14th congressional district 1877–1881 | Succeeded by |
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