Biography

09/28/1803 - 10/27/1883

William Elliott Frazer, Sr. (Independent American27) Fayette and Westmoreland Counties 1855-1857

Early Life:

William Elliott Frazer, Sr., born September 28, 1803, Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; married, Achsah Brown Frazer, 1826, children, Caleb Taylor Frazer, William Elliott Frazer, Jr.; elected, Independent American, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1855-1857; died, October 27, 1883 (aged 80), Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; interment, Fayette City Public Cemetery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Independent American, Pennsylvania State Senate, 27th district, Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, 1855-1857.

Pennsylvania Canal Commissioner, 1858-1859

Legacy:

Joint Resolution, taken up, amended, passed, substituting $200 in lieu of six months’ pay. Lancaster Examiner, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Wednesday February 16, 1859. 

Cited:

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

William Elliott Frazer Sr. (1803-1883) - Find a Grave Memorial

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