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'''Joseph Fry, Jr.''' ([[August 4]], [[1781]] – [[August 15]], [[1860]]) was a [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].
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'''Joseph Fry Jr.''' (August 4, 1781 – August 15, 1860) was an American politician who served as a [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for [[Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district]] from 1827 to 1831.


==Biography==
Joseph Fry, Jr. was born in [[Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania]]. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Fryburg (later [[Coopersburg, Pennsylvania]]). He was a member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] in 1816 and 1817, and served in the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] from 1817 to 1821. He served in the State militia and attained the rank of colonel.
Joseph Fry Jr. was born in present-day [[Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania]]. He participated in mercantile pursuits in Fryburg, later renamed [[Coopersburg, Pennsylvania|Coopersburg]].
He was a member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] in 1816 and 1817, and served in the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] for the [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 8|8th district]] from 1817 to 1821. He served in the State militia and attained the rank of colonel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph Fry, Jr Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4707&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref>


Fry was elected to the [[20th United States Congress|Twentieth]] Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the [[21st United States Congress|Twenty-first]] Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in [[United States House election, 1830|1830]]. He resumed business activities, and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1837 and 1838. He died in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]. Interment in Union Cemetery.
Fry was elected to the [[20th United States Congress|Twentieth]] Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the [[21st United States Congress|Twenty-first]] Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in [[United States House election, 1830|1830]]. He resumed business activities, and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1837 and 1838. He died in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]] and is interred at the Union-West End Cemetery in Allentown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Fry, Jr |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6858294/joseph-fry |website=www.findagrave.com |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref>

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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fry.html The Political Graveyard]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fry.html The Political Graveyard]


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Latest revision as of 19:27, 24 July 2024

For other people named Joseph Fry, see Joseph Fry (disambiguation).
Joseph Fry Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831
Preceded bySee below
Succeeded byHenry A. P. Muhlenberg
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 8th district
In office
1817–1821
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1816–1817
Personal details
Born(1781-08-04)August 4, 1781
Saucon, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedAugust 15, 1860(1860-08-15) (aged 79)
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian

Joseph Fry Jr. (August 4, 1781 – August 15, 1860) was an American politician who served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1827 to 1831.

Biography

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Joseph Fry Jr. was born in present-day Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania. He participated in mercantile pursuits in Fryburg, later renamed Coopersburg. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1816 and 1817, and served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 8th district from 1817 to 1821. He served in the State militia and attained the rank of colonel.[1]

Fry was elected to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1830. He resumed business activities, and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1837 and 1838. He died in Allentown, Pennsylvania and is interred at the Union-West End Cemetery in Allentown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph Fry, Jr Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Joseph Fry, Jr". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Preceded by
 Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
1816–1817 		Succeeded by
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by
John Erwin
 Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 8th district
1817-1821 		Succeeded by
Henry Winter
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
1827–1831
1827–1829 alongside: William Addams
1829–1831 alongside: Henry A. P. Muhlenberg 		Succeeded by


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