Member Biography
John Christopher Newmyer
Portrait: Senate of Pennsylvania
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | 44 | Republican | ||
| 1877 | President Pro Tempore | 44 | Republican | |
| 1881-1882 | 44 | Republican | ||
| 1887-1888 | 44 | Republican | ||
| 1889-1890 | 44 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Allegheny
Biography
06/14/1847 - 06/21/1906
John Chistopher Newmyer (R44) Allegheny County (part) 1875, 1877, 1881-1882, 1887-1888, 1889-1890
Early Life:
John Christopher Newmyer born, June 14, 1848, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; son of Jacob Stauffer and Elizabeth Newmyer; M.A., Western University of Pennsylvania (now University of Pittsburgh), 1867; lawyer (1869-1892); coal miner; proprietor, Newmyer and Sons Coal Mining; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1873 and 1874) terms; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate (1875, 1877, 1881-1882, 1887-1888, 1889-1890); elected, president pro-tempore (1877); appointed, prothonotary, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Western district (1889-1892); married Anna McCague, five children; died, sunstroke, June 21, 1892, residence, Swissvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interred, Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1873 and 1874 terms;
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 44th district, Allegheny County (part) 1875, 1877 elected, president pro-tempore (defeated Thomas Valentine Cooper, 1 vote) (i) lost, Charles H. Paulson, 1881-1882, lost, William F. Aull, 1887-1888, 1889-1890, lost, William Flinn; Chair, Judicial General, member Centennial Affairs, Congressional Appropriations, Insurance, Judicial Local, Judicial Special, Legislative Appropriations, Library and Retrenchment and Reform Committees.
Continued Government Service:
Appointed, prothonotary, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Western district (1889-1892), replaced late General J.B. Sweitzer.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=7266&body=H
Cited:
Smull’s Legislative Hand Book, (1890) Miller, H.P., Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 659, 693-695.
(i) Pittsburgh Legal Journal June 29, 1892 https://books.google.com/books?id=jEMWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA439&lpg=PA439&dq=Honorable+John+Newmyer&source=bl&ots=G9iXQYWsDw&sig=ACfU3U0QOGzdy2gaDoXx9h1o4JAC_efPrw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjT-9zKxv_yAhX9FVkFHeEcCdYQ6AF6BAgcEAM#v=onepage&q=Honorable%20John%20Newmyer&f=false