John Cirby Sturtevant
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John Cirby Sturtevant was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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John C. Sturtevant was born in Spring Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
. He attended the common schools and engaged in teaching and farming. He was an officer in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
, in 1861, 1862, and 1864. He was a delegate to seven Republican State conventions from 1865 to 1890. He was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1865 and in 1866. He moved to Conneautville, Pennsylvania
, in 1867. He was engaged in the hardware business until 1873, and in manufacturing and milling until 1888. He also engaged in banking, serving as cashier and president of the First National Bank of Conneautville.
Sturtevant was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth
Congress . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898. He resumed his banking interests, and was a delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention
. He died in Conneautville in 1912. Interment in Conneautville Cemetery.
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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John C. Sturtevant was born in Spring Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Spring Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Spring Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,571 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.6 square miles , of which, 45.6 square miles of it is land and...
. He attended the common schools and engaged in teaching and farming. He was an officer in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, in 1861, 1862, and 1864. He was a delegate to seven Republican State conventions from 1865 to 1890. He was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1865 and in 1866. He moved to Conneautville, Pennsylvania
Conneautville, Pennsylvania
Conneautville is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, along Conneaut Creek. The population was 848 at the 2000 census.- History:Conneautville was founded in 1814 by Alexander Power, a surveyor and engineer. Conneautville was first called Powerstown or made reference to as Power’s Tract...
, in 1867. He was engaged in the hardware business until 1873, and in manufacturing and milling until 1888. He also engaged in banking, serving as cashier and president of the First National Bank of Conneautville.
Sturtevant was elected as a Republican 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 renomination in 1898. He resumed his banking interests, and was a delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention
1908 Republican National Convention
The 1908 Republican National Convention, the fourteenth presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States, was held in Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois on June 16 to June 19, 1908. It convened to nominate a successor to the popular GOP President, Theodore Roosevelt...
. He died in Conneautville in 1912. Interment in Conneautville Cemetery.