Joseph Fry Jr. | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | See below |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. P. Muhlenberg |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the8th district | |
| In office 1817–1821 | |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1816–1817 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1781-08-04)August 4, 1781 Saucon, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | August 15, 1860(1860-08-15) (aged 79) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
Joseph Fry Jr. (August 4, 1781 – August 15, 1860) was an American politician who served as aJacksonian member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1827 to 1831.
Joseph Fry Jr. was born in present-dayUpper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania. He participated in mercantile pursuits in Fryburg, later renamedCoopersburg. He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1816 and 1817, and served in thePennsylvania State Senate for the8th district from 1817 to 1821. He served in the State militia and attained the rank of colonel.[1]
Fry was elected to theTwentieth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-first Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in1830. He resumed business activities, and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1837 and 1838. On August 15, 1860 Joseph Fry Jr died at the age of 79 inAllentown, Pennsylvania.
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives 1816–1817 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by John Erwin | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,8th district 1817-1821 | Succeeded by Henry Winter |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1827–1831 1827–1829 alongside:William Addams 1829–1831 alongside:Henry A. P. Muhlenberg | Succeeded by |
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