Biography

10/01/1808 - 12/15/1896

WITMER, Daniel W., a Representative from Lancaster County; born, October 1, 1808 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pa.; farmer (1834-1842); proprietor, Witmer’s General Store (1842-1858); elected as a Whig to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to serve the 1849 and 1855 terms; cattle dealer; director, Columbia National Bank; elected, school director, West Hempfield Township; elected, road supervisor, West Hempfield Township; died, December 15, 1896 in Mountville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; interred, Mountville Cemetery, Mountville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.