John Purdon
John Purdon
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Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1817-1818 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1818-1819 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| Counties | Philadelphia City | |||
Biography
1784 - 10/03/1835
PURDON, John, a Representative of Philadelphia City; born, 1784 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania County, Pa.; graduated, College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), 1802; lawyer (1806-1835); elected, common council, Philadelphia (1816); elected as a Federalist to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1817-1818 and 1818-1819 terms; secretary, State Federal Republican Convention (1826); died October 3, 1835 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Biography
Purdon, John. Abridgement of the Laws of Pennsylvania from 1700. Philadelphia: Farrand, Harkins, Zantzinger and Company, 1811.
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