John Freedley

John Freedley ( May 22nd 1793 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, † December 8, 1851 ) was an American politician. Between 1847 and 1851 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Freedley attended the common schools and the Norristown Academy. In his youth he helped his father in the brick factory. After a subsequent law degree in 1820 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Norristown to work in this profession. In addition, he ran a marble and soapstone quarries in Montgomery County. Politically, he joined the Whig party to.

In the congressional elections of 1846 Freedley was in the fifth electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrats Senewell Jacob Yost on March 4, 1847. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1851 two legislative sessions. There he was a member of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. His time as a congressman was initially shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War. After the discussions about slavery also dominated the work of the U.S. House of Representatives. Among other things, introduced by U.S. Senator Henry Clay Compromise of 1850 was passed.

After the end of his time in Congress Freedley took his previous activities on again. He died on 8 December 1851 in his hometown of Norristown.