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Alexander Harper (Ohio politician)

American politician (1786–1860)

Field	Value
name	Alexander Harper
state	Ohio
constituency
term_start	March 4, 1837
term_end	March 3, 1839
preceded	Elias Howell
succeeded	Jonathan Taylor
constituency2
term_start2	March 4, 1843
term_end2	March 3, 1847
preceded2	George Sweeny
succeeded2	Nathan Evans
constituency3
term_start3	March 4, 1851
term_end3	March 3, 1853
preceded3	Nathan Evans
succeeded3	Harvey H. Johnson
office4	Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Muskingum County
term_start4	1820
term_end4	1822
preceded4	Robert McConnell
John Reynolds
succeeded4	Nathan C. Findlay
William H. Moore
party	Whig
birth_date
death_date
birth_place	Belfast, Kingdom of Ireland
death_place	Zanesville, Ohio, US
restingplace	Greenwood Cemetery

John Reynolds William H. Moore Alexander Harper (February 5, 1786December 1, 1860) was a U.S. representative from Ohio for three different non-consecutive tenures in the mid-19th century.

Biography

Born near Belfast in the Kingdom of Ireland, Harper immigrated to the United States and settled in Zanesville, Ohio. He pursued preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and commenced practice in Zanesville. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821. He served as president judge of the Court of Common Pleas 1822–1836.

Congress

Harper was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). He was later elected to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Twenty-eighth Congress), and was on the Committee on Patents (Twenty-eighth Congress).

Harper was again elected to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He resumed the practice of law.

Death

He died in Zanesville on December 1, 1860, and was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.

Sources

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