Ulysses Mercur

Ulysses Mercur ( born August 12, 1818 in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, † June 6, 1887 in Wallingford, Pennsylvania) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1865 and 1872 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Ulysses Mercur, had classical training. In 1842 he graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg. After a subsequent law degree in 1843 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Towanda to work in this profession. Later he hit as a member of the Republican Party, founded in 1854 launched a political career. In June 1856 he was a delegate participated in the first Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, was nominated on the John C. Frémont as a presidential candidate. Between 1861 and 1865 he was Chief Judge of the 13th Judicial District of Pennsylvania.

In the congressional elections of 1864 Mercury in the 13th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Henry Wells Tracy on March 4, 1865. After three re- elections he could remain until his resignation on 2 December 1872 conference. In April 1865 ended the civil war. Between 1865 and 1869 the work of the Congress of the tensions between the Republicans and President Andrew Johnson was charged, which culminated in a narrowly failed impeachment. While Mercurs time as congressman were ratifying the 13th, the 14th and the 15th Amendment. Since 1871, he headed the Committee on private land claims.

Mercurs resignation in December 1872 took place after his appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Since 1883, he led until his death in the presidency of this court. He died on 6 June 1887 in Wallingford and was buried in his birthplace of Towanda.