Joseph Fry Jr.
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Joseph Fry Jr. (August 4, 1781 – August 15, 1860) was an American politician who served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1827 to 1831.
Biography
Joseph Fry Jr. was born in present-day Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania. He participated in mercantile pursuits in Fryburg, later renamed Coopersburg. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1816 and 1817, and served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 8th district from 1817 to 1821. He served in the State militia and attained the rank of colonel.
Fry was elected to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1830. He resumed business activities, and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1837 and 1838. On August 15, 1860 Joseph Fry Jr died at the age of 79 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
External links
- United States Congress. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1816–1817 | Succeeded by |
| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
| Preceded byJohn Erwin | Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 8th district 1817-1821 | Succeeded byHenry Winter |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded byWilliam Addams Jacob Krebs | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1827–1831 1827–1829 alongside: William Addams 1829–1831 alongside: Henry A. P. Muhlenberg | Succeeded byHenry King |