Member Biography

Jonathan J. Cunningham 

Seal
Sessions Office Position District Party
1849       15 Whig
1850       15 Whig
1851       26 Whig

Biography

07/01/1820 - 08/20/1902


Jonathan J. Cunningham (Whig15) Mifflin, Juniata, Union Counties 1849-1850 (Whig26) Mifflin, Juniata, Union Counties 1851

Early Life:           

Jonathan J. Cunningham, born July 1, 1820, Newton Hamilton Borough, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania; son of Jonathan and Margaret Cunningham; secretary, Borough of Newton Hamilton, School Board, 1835; Borough of Newton Hamilton, Justice of the Peace, 1845; Burgess of Newton Hamilton Borough, 1847-1848; elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1849-1851; died, August 20, 1902. No other information available.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Secretary, Borough of Newton Hamilton, School Board, 1835.

Borough of Newton Hamilton, Justice of the Peace, 1845.

Burgess of Newton Hamilton Borough, 1847-1848.

Elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 15th district, Mifflin, Juniata, Union Counties, 1849-1850.

Elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 26th district, Mifflin, Juniata, Union Counties, 1851.

Cited:

http://www.pagenweb.org/~mifflin/ellis/ellis-8.htm

Cox, Harold "Senate Members "C"Wilkes University Election Statistics ProjectWilkes University.