Biography

08/27/1793 - 08/08/1863

Paul Geiger (D6) Berks and Schuylkill Counties 1832-1836

Early Life:

Paul Geiger, born August 27, 1793, son of Paul and Sara Sands Geiger; engaged, farming; elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1828-1831, elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1832-1836; married, Hannah S. Sands Geiger, children, Othniel Geiger, Paul J Geiger, Keturah Hoffman, Sarah M Weyman, Thomas H B Geiger, Anna Elizabeth Johnson, G Mallery Geiger; died, August 8, 1863, Saint Paul's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Geigertown, Berks County, Pennsylvaniadied August 8, 1863 (aged 69), Geiger Mills, Robesonia Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania; interment, Saint Paul's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Geigertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:  

Elected, Jackson, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1828-1829.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1829-1831.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 6^th district, Berks and Schuylkill Counties, 1832-1836.

Cited:

The Lancaster Examiner Lancaster, Pennsylvania Wednesday, September 02, 1863, page 3.

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