Biography

01/11/1817 - 06/01/1905

Esaias Billingfelt (R17) Lancaster County 1867-1871 (R9) Lancaster County 1872

Early Life: 

Esaias Billingfelt, born January 11, 1827, Reamstown, Lancaster county, Esaias was left an orphan at an early age; public school education; teacher, 1843-1848; day laborer; hat maker, 1848-1850; surveyor, 1850-1862; elected, justice of the peace, Adamstown, 1850-1863; member, Lancaster County Republican Committee; chair, Lancaster County Republican Convention, 1860; appointed, Deputy United States Marshall, 1862; elected, Union Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1864 term; reelected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1865 term; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1866-1872; director, Adamstown and Southern Railway; farmer; married, Margaret Miller Billingfelt, children, Elmer E. Billingfelt, Kate Billingfelt; died, June 1, 1905 (aged 78), Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; interment, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Adamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, justice of the peace, Adamstown, 1850-1863. 

Member, Lancaster County Republican Committee; chair, Lancaster County Republican Convention, 1860. 

Appointed, Deputy United States Marshall, 1862. 

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

Reelected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1865 term. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 17th district, Lancaster County, 1866-1871; committee assignments, Compare Bills, Finance, Retrenchment and Reform. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 9th district, Lancaster County, 1872; committee assignments, Agriculture, Constitutional Reform, Federal Relations (Chairman), Mines and Mining, Retrenchment and Reform (Chairman).

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

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

Cited:

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

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1871). Smull, J.A., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 428, 430, 436-438.

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1872). Smull, J.A., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 500, 506-508.

Ephrata Review (Ephrata, Pennsylvania) Friday, June 9, 1905.

Esaias E Billingfelt (1827-1905) - Find a Grave Memorial