Biography

09/09/1791 - 03/26/1865

John H. Harper (Anti-Mason8) Dauphin and Lebanon Counties 1834-1837 (Whig7) Dauphin and Lebanon Counties 1837-1838

Early Life:

John H. Harper, born September 9, 1791, Harper’s Tavern, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; son of John Harper and Barbara Backenstoss Harper; elected, Anti-Mason, Pennsylvania, State Senate, 1834-1837; elected, Whig, Pennsylvania, State Senate, 1837-1838; married, Elizabeth Raiguel Harper, children, John Henry Harper, Caroline R Harper Phreaner; Sarahan Harper, Melinda Barbara Harper; died, March 26, 1865, (aged 73), Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; interment, Jonestown Reformed and Old Cemetery, Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.  

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Anti-Mason, Pennsylvania, State Senate, 8th district, Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, 1834-1837. 

Elected, Whig, Pennsylvania, State Senate, 7th district, Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, 1837-1838.

Legacy:

Harper’s Tavern, an early inn, Lebanon County, erected by his grandfather Adam Harper.

Cited:

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

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