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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Joseph Fry |
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Frysburg, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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August 04, 1781
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| Died | August 15, 1860
(79 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | FRY, Joseph, Jr., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Upper Saucon Township, Northampton (later Lehigh) County, Pa., August 4, 1781; attended the rural schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Fryburg (later Coopersburg), Lehigh County, Pa.; member of the State house of representatives in 1816 and 1817; served in the State senate 1817-1821; served in the State militia and attained the rank of colonel; elected to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1831); was not a candidate for renomination in 1830; resumed business activities; member of the State constitutional convention in 1837 and 1838; died in Allentown, Pa., August 15, 1860; interment in Union Cemetery.
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