John Black Packer

John Black Packer ( born March 21, 1824 in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, † July 7, 1891 ) was an American politician. Between 1869 and 1877 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Packer initially received private lessons and then attended the Sunbury Academy. Between 1839 and 1842 he worked to improve the infrastructure in the civil service in the supervision and execution of works. After a subsequent law degree in 1844 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Sunbury to work in this profession. He also went into the banking industry. From 1845 to 1847 held the office of packer Deputy Attorney General. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1850 and 1851 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Also in 1851 he was one of the founders of the railway company Susquehanna Railroad Company. Later he became a member of the Republican Party, founded in 1854.

In the congressional elections of 1868 Packer in the 14th electoral district of Pennsylvania was in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of George Funston Miller on March 4, 1869. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1877 four legislative sessions. From 1871 to 1873 he was Chairman of the Railway Committee, from 1873 to 1875 he headed the committee post. In 1876, he did not stand for re-election.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives John Packer again practiced as a lawyer. Besides, he was still in the banking industry operates. He died on July 7, 1891 in Sunbury, where he was also buried.