William J. Hemphill

William J. Hemphill

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Sessions

Sessions Office Position District Party
1850 Representative Democrat
1851 Representative Democrat
Counties Centre, Clearfield, Elk, McKean

Biography

02/15/1817 - 11/09/1896


Centre and Clearfield Counties (1850), Clearfield, Elk and McKean Counties (1851)

HEMPHILL, William Johnston, a Representative from Centre, Clearfield, Elk and McKean Counties; born, February 15, 1817 in Nittany, Centre County, Pa.; tailor; elected, delegate, Democratic State Convention (1849); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1850 and 1851 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1852 term; tavern owner; died, November 9, 1896 in Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania; interred, Hillcrest Cemetery, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.


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