William Sharon

William Sharon

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Sessions

Sessions Office Position District Party
1831-1832 Representative Whig
1832-1833 Representative Whig
1833-1834 Representative Whig
1852 Representative Whig
Counties Juniata, Mifflin, Union

Biography

03/1792 - 03/02/1858


Juniata and Mifflin Counties (1831-1834), Juniata and Union Counties (1852)

SHARON, William, a Representative from Juniata and Union Counties; born, March of 1792 in Pennsylvania; farmer; elected, commissioner, Juniata County (1826); elected as a Whig to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1831-1832 term; reelected to the House for the 1832-1833 and 1833-1834 terms; unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress (1836); reelected to the House for the 1852 term; died, March 2, 1858 in Fayette Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania; interred, Lost Creek, Presbyterian Cemetery, McAlisterville, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.


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