Biography

1800 - 04/06/1838

PETRIKEN, James Madison, a Representative from Centre and Clearfield Counties; born, 1800 in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa.; clerk, Bellefonte (1819); publisher, The Bellefonte Patriot (1821-1823; 1825-1832); attorney (1822-1838); editor, The Bellefonte Patriot (1823-1824); elected, treasurer, Centre County (1823-1825); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1825-1826, 1826-1827 and 1827-1828 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1828-1829 term; unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress (1830); died, April 6, 1838 in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania; interred, Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania.