John B. Weber

John Baptiste Weber ( born September 21, 1842 in Buffalo, New York, † December 18, 1926 in Lackawanna, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1885 and 1889 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Weber attended both public and private schools and the Central School of Buffalo. During the Civil War he served in the army of the Union, where he rose to colonel of the 89th United States Colored Infantry. After the war he worked in the food trade. From 1871 to 1873 he was deputy postmaster at Buffalo; 1874-1876 he served as sheriff in the local Erie County. Politically, he joined the Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1884 Weber was the 33rd electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Francis B. Brewer on March 4, 1885. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1889 two legislative sessions. In 1888, he was not confirmed.

In June 1888 John Weber was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in part in Chicago, was nominated for the Benjamin Harrison as a presidential candidate. Between 1888 and 1908 he was a grade crossing Commissioner commissioner of the city of Buffalo for road crossings. At the same time he was in the years 1890-1893 Immigration Officer in New York Harbor. During this time the immigration transit camp on Ellis Iceland was put into operation. In 1901, Weber was General Representative for the Pan - American Exposition in Buffalo. He died on December 18, 1926 in Lackawanna, and was buried in Buffalo.