Biography

01/28/1810 - 11/29/1882

John Wallace Guernsey (D11) Bradford and Tioga Counties 1851-1852 (D18) Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Tioga Counties 1853

Early Life: 

John Wallace Guernsey born, January 28, 1810, Hudson, Columbia County, New York; son of Joseph and Sarah Rexford Guernsey; attended, Montrose Academy; attorney-at-law; appointed, United States Marshal, 1840; enumerator, United States Census, Potter County, 1840; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate 1851-1852; cashier, Tioga County Bank; elected, Union Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1864; elected, Republican Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1865 term; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1866 term; married, Susan Marriott Morris Guernsey, Sophia W. Guernsey Putnam, Rosa Guernsey; died, November 29, 1882, (aged 72), city of Tioga, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; interment, Evergreen Cemetery, Tioga, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career:

Attorney-at-law.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Appointed, United States Marshal, 1840. 

Enumerator, United States Census, Potter County, 1840. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate 11th district, Bradford and Tioga Counties, 1851-1852. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate 18th district, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Tioga Counties, 1853.

Elected, Union Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1864. 

Elected, Republican Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1865 term; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1866 term.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "G"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

John Wallace Guernsey (1810-1882) - Find a Grave Memorial