Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1863 | 19 | Republican | ||
1867 | 20 | Republican | ||
1868 | 20 | Republican | ||
1869 | 20 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset
Major Alexander Stutzman (R19) Bedford, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties 1863 (R20) Bedford, Fulton and Somerset Counties 1867-1869
Early Life:
Major Alexander Stutzman, born 1820; son of Jost Justus Stutzman and Elisabetha Gerber; teacher, lawyer; engaged, mercantile business, Meyers Mills, Meyersdale, 1847; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1863; major, Civil War; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1867-1869; established foundry, 1868; married, Frances Hicks; died, December 27, 1899 (aged 78–79), Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Burial Details Unknown.
Early Career:
Engaged, mercantile business, Meyers Mills, Meyersdale, 1847; established foundry with Colonel John R. Edy, 1868.
Major, Civil War.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 19th district, Bedford, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties, 1863.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 20th district, Bedford, Fulton and Somerset Counties, 1867-1868; committee assignments, Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures, Compare Bills, Election Districts, Judiciary and Private Claims and Damages.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1868). Smull, J.A., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 275, 280-282.
The Somerset Herald (Somerset, Pennsylvania) Wednesday January 10, 1900, Page 3.
MAJ Alexander Stutzman (1820-1899) - Find a Grave Memorial