James Hodge Codding
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James Hodge Codding was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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James H. Codding was born in Pike Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
. He moved to Towanda, Pennsylvania
, in 1854. He attended the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute in Towanda and Dartmouth College
in Hanover, New Hampshire
. He was engaged in the hardware
business at Towanda in 1868. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Towanda in 1879.
Codding was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Myron B. Wright. He was reelected to the Fifty-fifth
Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1898. He resumed the practice of law in Towanda, and in 1903 moved to New York City
. He served as grand secretary general of the northern Masonic jurisdiction for the Scottish Rite bodies from 1902 until his death in Brooklyn
, New York
, in 1919. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery in Towanda, Pennsylvania.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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James H. Codding was born in Pike Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Pike Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Pike Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 657 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.8 square miles , of which, 28.7 square miles of it is land and...
. He moved to Towanda, Pennsylvania
Towanda, Pennsylvania
Towanda is a borough in and the county seat of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Wilkes Barre, on the Susquehanna River. The name means "burial ground" in the Algonquian language...
, in 1854. He attended the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute in Towanda and Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
. He was engaged in the hardware
Hardware
Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
business at Towanda in 1868. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Towanda in 1879.
Codding was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Myron B. Wright. He was reelected to the Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1898. He resumed the practice of law in Towanda, and in 1903 moved to New York City
New York City
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. He served as grand secretary general of the northern Masonic jurisdiction for the Scottish Rite bodies from 1902 until his death in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, in 1919. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery in Towanda, Pennsylvania.