Alfred C. Harmer Explained

Alfred C. Harmer
Image Name:Alfred C. Harmer - Brady-Handy.jpg
State:Pennsylvania
District:5th
Term Start:March 4, 1877
Term End:March 6, 1900
Preceded:John Robbins
Term Start2:March 4, 1871
Term End2:March 3, 1875
Succeeded:Edward de Veaux Morrell
Preceded2:Caleb Newbold Taylor
Succeeded2:John Robbins
Birth Date:8 August 1825
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting Place:West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Party:Republican

Alfred Crout Harmer (August 8, 1825 – March 6, 1900) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Harmer was born in Germantown section of Philadelphia. Began work as a shoe manufacturer. He became a member of the Philadelphia City Council, serving from 1856 to 1860 and then a recorder of deeds for Philadelphia 1860–1863. He was a delegate to the 1868 Republican National Convention.

He was elected as a Republican in 1870 for and served two terms. He was defeated in 1874, but he was elected again in 1876. He served until his death in 1900 and was interred in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.[1]

See also

Sources

"Memorial addresses on the life and character of Alfred C. Harmer, late a representative from Pennsylvania delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1901"

Notes and References

  1. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000215 Alfred Crout Harmer