Biography

11/15/1803 - 04/08/1892

McCLURE, Joseph, a Representative from Lancaster County; born, November 15, 1803 in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pa.; farmer; elected, auditor, Lancaster County; president, Strasburg National Bank; elected as a Whig to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1840 and 1841; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1842); died, April 8, 1892 in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; interred, Middle Octorara Cemetery, Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.