Joseph C. Sibley

Joseph Crocker Sibley ( born February 18, 1850 in Friendship, Allegany County, New York, † May 19 1926 in Franklin, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1893 and 1895, and again from 1899 to 1907, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1859 Joseph Sibley moved with his parents to Boston in Erie County of New York. He attended the public schools of his respective home. After that, he taught for some time even as a teacher. This is followed by a medical degree followed. After moving to Franklin in Pennsylvania, he worked in the oil industry. Together with his brother he founded the Galena Oil Company, which specialized in special oils and lubricants for the railroad. He brought it to considerable wealth. Later his company was acquired by John D. Rockefeller. In the following years, Sibley engaged in agriculture. He was a member of numerous agricultural bodies and associations. He also made a name for himself as a horse breeder. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. In 1879 he was elected mayor of the city of Franklin.

In the congressional elections of 1892 Sibley was in the 26th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican Matthew Griswold on March 4, 1893. Until March 3, 1895, he was able to complete a term in Congress. In the congressional elections of 1894 and 1896 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Community and the Populist Party.

In the elections of 1898 Sibley was elected as a Democrat in the 27th district of his state again in Congress, where he replaced Charles Warren Stone on March 4, 1899. After three re- elections he could remain until March 3, 1907 Congress. In 1901 he moved to the Republicans, whose regional congress for Pennsylvania, he led the following year. Since 1903 he represented as the successor of James Knox Polk Hall 28 electoral district of his state. Also starting in 1903, he headed the craft committee. In 1906 he declined a further nomination. Four years later, 1910, he was again for the congressional lineup. In this nomination, he renounced officially for health reasons. But this time he was also in the headlines due to high campaign spending to obtain this nomination.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Joseph Sibley resumed his previous activities on again. He died on May 19, 1926 on his estate, River Ridge Farm near Franklin in Venango County.