Biography

12/03/1841 - 11/07/1911

JAMES, Henry F., a Representative from Venango County; born, December 3, 1841 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Ma.; cooper; engaged, whaling business; superintendent, various pipelines; oil producer; farmer; elected, school board president, Sugarcreek Township, Venango County (7 years); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1891, 1893, and 1895 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for 1897 term; died, November 7, 1911 in Sugarcreek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania; interred, Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.