Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
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1875 | 7 | Republican | ||
1876 | 7 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Philadelphia
Hiram Horter, Sr. (R7) Philadelphia (Part) County 1875-1876
Early Life:
Hiram Horter, Sr., born October 1828, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; son of Jacob W Horter and Margaret Kline Horter; city contractor; Assistant Commissioner of Highways; married, Elizabeth Cecelia Maples, children, Elisabeth Maples Pent, Hiram Horter; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1875-1876; died August 5, 1904 (aged 75), Beach Haven, Ocean County, New Jersey, interment, Arlington Cemetery Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Early Career:
City contractor; Assistant Commissioner of Highways, under Mahlon Dickinson.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 7th district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1875-1876; Committee assignments, Banks, Municipal Affairs, Public Building (Chairman).
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1876). Smull, J.A., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 605, 610-612.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Sunday August 7, 1904, Page 8.
Hiram Horter (1828-1904) - Find a Grave Memorial