Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1822-1823 | 11 | Republican | ||
1823-1824 | 11 | Republican | ||
1824-1825 | 11 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga
Jonah Brewster (R11) Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga Counties 1822-1825
Early Life:
Jonah Brewster February 23, 1780, Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut; son of Nathan Waldo Brewster and Elizabeth “Betsey” Slack Brewster; elected, Republican, Commissioner, Susquehanna County, 1813-1815; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1816-1820; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1820; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1822-1825; first incorporator, Tioga Mutual Insurance Company, 1825-1829; Commissioner, Williamsport-Lawrenceville Turnpike, 1829-1831; moved, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, 1831; Tioga County Register and Recorder, 1831-1833; Tioga County Prothonotary, 1831-1836; Tioga County, Associate Judge, 1840-1849; died, March 28, 1858, Wellsboro, Tioga, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican, Commissioner, Susquehanna County, 1813-1815.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1816-1820.
Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1820.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 11th district, Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga Counties, 1822-1825.
Tioga County Register and Recorder, 1831-1833.
Tioga County Prothonotary, 1831-1836.
Tioga County, Associate Judge, 1840-1849.
Legacy:
Father-in-law, Pennsylvania State Senator, John Wallace Guernsey, Potter and Tioga Counties, 1851-1852.
Cited:
https://www.joycetice.com/1897/officers.htm