Biography

04/21/1782 - 04/21/1852

CASSIDY, Peter, a Representative from Huntingdon County; born, April 21, 1782 in Shirley Township, Bedford County, Pa.; surveyor; owner, saw mill; farmer; elected, supervisor, Frankstown Township (1816); elected, commissioner, Huntingdon County (1817); overseer of the poor, Huntingdon County (1817); appointed, deputy surveyor, Huntingdon County (1818); unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate (1822); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1823-1824 term; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (1824, 1825, 1827); elected, auditor, Frankstown (1827); elected, auditor, Blair Township (1839); elected, inspector, Blair Township (1847); elected, assessor, Blair Township (1850); died, April 21, 1852 in Newry, Blair County, Pennsylvania; interred, St. Patrick’s Church Old Cemetery, Newry, Blair County, Pennsylvania.