Joel B. Sutherland, M.D.
Joel B. Sutherland, M.D.
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Browning, Charles H., ed. The American Historical Register and Monthly Gazette of the Patriotic-Hereditary Societies of the United States of America, Vol. III. Philadelphia: The Historical Register Publishing Company, 1896.
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813-1814 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1814-1815 | Representative | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 1815-1816 | Representative | Democratic-Republican | ||
| 1821-1822 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1822-1823 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1823-1824 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1824-1825 | Representative | Speaker | Democrat | |
| Counties | Philadelphia | |||
Biography
02/26/1792 - 11/15/1861
SUTHERLAND, Dr. Joel Barlow, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, February 26, 1792 in Clonmel, Gloucester County, NJ; M.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1812; lieutenant colonel commandant, assistant surgeon, Pennsylvania Militia (1812-1814, War of 1812); physician, Lazaretto; elected as a Republican to the 1813-1814 term; reelected to the House as a Democratic-Republican for the 1814-1815 and 1815-1816 terms; lawyer (1819-1861); reelected to the House as a Democrat for the 1821-1822, 1822-1823, 1823-1824 and 1824-1825 terms; elected, Speaker (1824-1825); elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1825-1827); trustee, Jefferson Medical College (1826-1861); elected, United States Congress (1827-1837); associate judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (1833-1834); died, November 15, 1861 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Sutherland, Joel B. A Manual of Legislative Practice and Order of Business in Deliberative Bodies. Philadelphia: Jacob Frick & Co., 1827.
Sutherland, Joel B. A Congressional Manuel. Philadelphia: P. Hay & Co, printers, 1839.
After 7 session(s) serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Joel B. Sutherland, M.D. went on to serve in congress - opens in a new tab