John Alexander Ahl
John Alexander Ahl | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th district |
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In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
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Preceded by | Lemuel Todd |
Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Junkin |
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Born | Strasburg, Pennsylvania |
August 16, 1813
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Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Maryland |
John Alexander Ahl (August 16, 1813 – April 25, 1882) was a surgeon, real estate developer, paper mill and iron furnace operator, railroad executive and United States Congressman from Pennsylvania. He was born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania in 1813.
He studied medicine at the University of Maryland, and graduated in 1832. He moved to Centerville, Pennsylvania, where he practiced medicine through 1856. That year, he began in the real estate business, bought a paper mill in Newville, Pennsylvania, and served as a delegate to the 1856 Democratic National Convention in Cincinnati. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1857, leaving upon the completion of his first term. He then manufactured paper and operated an iron furnace in Sharpsburg, Maryland. He also served as the planner and the major builder of the Harrisburg & Potomac Railroad. He died in Newville in 1882, and is buried in Big Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.
References
- Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.
- The Political Graveyard
- John Alexander Ahl at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district 1857–1859 |
Succeeded by Benjamin F. Junkin |
- 1813 births
- 1882 deaths
- People from Strasburg, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Democrats
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- University of Maryland, College Park alumni
- 19th-century American railroad executives
- 19th-century businessmen
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives