Alfred C. Harmer
Alfred C. Harmer | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1900 | |
| Preceded by | John Robbins |
| Succeeded by | Edward de Veaux Morrell |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Caleb Newbold Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John Robbins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1825 |
| Died | March 6, 1900 (aged 74) 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 an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1871 to 1875 and 1877 to 1900.
Early life and education
[edit]Harmer was born August 8, 1825, in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. He attended public schools and Germantown Academy. He worked as a shoe manufacturer and a wholesale dealer until 1860.[1] He served as president of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Railway Company for three years and served as a director of the North Pennsylvania Railroad.[2] He was also involved in shipping and the coal industry.[1]
Career
[edit]He won election as a director of the public schools in Germantown.[3] He served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council, from 1856 to 1860 and as recorder of deeds for Philadelphia from 1860 to 1863.[1] He was a delegate to the 1868 Republican National Convention.[4]
He was elected as a Republican in 1870 for and served two terms. He was defeated in 1874, but was elected again in 1876.[1] He served on the Committee for Naval Affairs; the Committee on the District of Columbia; Committee on the Pacific Railroad; Committee on Indian Affairs; Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures; and as chairman of the Committee on the Library.[5] He served until his death March 6, 1900, and was interred in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He married Lizzie Miller from Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, and together they had eight sons and two daughters.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
- 1 2 3 4 5 "HARMER, Alfred Crout 1825 – 1900". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ Memorial Addresses 1901, pp. 55–56.
- ↑ Memorial Addresses 1901, p. 10.
- ↑ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Harland to Harmlyn". politicalgraveyard.com. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ Memorial Addresses 1901, p. 16.
- ↑ Hinman, Ida (1895). The Washington Sketch Book. Washington, D.C.: Hartman & Cadick, Printers. p. 77. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
Sources
- Memorial Addresses (1901). Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Alfred C. Harmer (late a Representative from Pennsylvania): Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-sixth Congress, Second Session. U.S. Government Printing Office.
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- 1825 births
- 1900 deaths
- 19th-century American business executives in rail transportation
- 19th-century United States representatives
- American businesspeople in the coal industry
- American shoemakers
- Burials at West Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Businesspeople from Philadelphia
- Germantown Academy alumni
- Philadelphia City Council members
- Republican Party United States representatives from Pennsylvania