John Conard
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John Conard was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
. He was nicknamed the "Fighting Quaker".
John Conard was born in Chester Valley, Pennsylvania. He was educated at the Friends School. He moved to Germantown, Pennsylvania
about 1795. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was a professor of mathematics at the local academy in Germantown.
Conard was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth
Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1814
. He was the associate judge of the district court. He was appointed United States marshal for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
by President James Monroe
. He was reappointed by President John Quincy Adams
and served two years under President Andrew Jackson
. He retired from public life in 1832, and moved to Maryland
about 1834 and settled in Cecil County
near Port Deposit
, where he lived until 1851, when he moved to Philadelphia. He died in Philadelphia in 1857. Interment in St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church
yard in North East, Maryland
.
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...
. He was nicknamed the "Fighting Quaker".
John Conard was born in Chester Valley, Pennsylvania. He was educated at the Friends School. He moved to Germantown, Pennsylvania
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Germantown is a neighborhood in the northwest section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, about 7–8 miles northwest from the center of the city...
about 1795. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was a professor of mathematics at the local academy in Germantown.
Conard was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth
13th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :...
Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1814
United States House election, 1814
The U.S. House election, 1814 was an election for the United States House of Representatives to the Fourteenth United States Congress. Voting in the various states was held between April 1814 and August 10, 1815 . The Congress met on December 4, 1815...
. He was the associate judge of the district court. He was appointed United States marshal for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789...
by President James Monroe
James Monroe
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States . Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation...
. He was reappointed by President John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States . He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former...
and served two years under President Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
. He retired from public life in 1832, and moved to Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
about 1834 and settled in Cecil County
Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...
near Port Deposit
Port Deposit, Maryland
Port Deposit is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Susquehanna River near its discharge into the Chesapeake Bay...
, where he lived until 1851, when he moved to Philadelphia. He died in Philadelphia in 1857. Interment in St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church
St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church
St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church building located at 315 South Main Street in North East, Cecil County, Maryland. Built in 1742 of red brick in a rectangular shape to replace an earlier wooden church building on the site, it is the second parish church building for...
yard in North East, Maryland
North East, Maryland
North East is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,733 at the 2000 census.-History:The Turkey Point Light Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002...
.