Simon Peter Wolverton

Simon Peter Wolverton ( born January 28, 1837 in Rush, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, † October 25, 1910 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1891 and 1895 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Simon Wolverton attended the common schools and the Danville Academy. In 1860 he graduated from the University Lewisburg, today Bucknell University. Between 1860 and 1862 he served as Principal the Sunbury Academy. After studying law and his 1862 was admitted to the bar he began to work in Sunbury in this profession. Shortly thereafter, he set up a company and became its captain. In the following years, he served during the civil war in the army of the Union. After the war, he hit as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. In the years 1878, 1880 and 1884 he was a member of the Senate of Pennsylvania. In 1884 he was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the U.S. Senate.

In the congressional elections of 1890 Wolverton was in the 17th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Charles R. Buckalew on March 4, 1891. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1895 two legislative sessions. In 1894 he gave up another candidacy. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Simon Wolverton practiced as a lawyer again. He died on October 25, 1910 in Sunbury, where he was also buried.