John Freedley
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John Freedley | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | |
Preceded by | Jacob Senewell Yost |
Succeeded by | John McNair |
Personal details | |
Born | Norristown, Pennsylvania | May 22, 1793
Died | December 8, 1851 Norristown, Pennsylvania | (aged 58)
Political party | Whig |
John Freedley (May 22, 1793 – December 8, 1851) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography[]
John Freedley was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Norristown Academy. He served as an assistant to his father, who operated a brickyard. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1820, and commenced practice in Norristown. He also became interested in marble and soapstone quarries.
Freedley was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses. He died in Norristown in 1851. He was interred at Montgomery Cemetery, in West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Norristown.
There is a street named Freedley St. in Norristown.
Sources[]
- United States Congress. "John Freedley (id: F000360)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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