Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1863 | 19 | Republican | ||
1864 | 19 | Republican | ||
1865 | 19 | Republican | ||
1866 | 19 | Republican | ||
1867 | 20 | Republican | ||
1868 | 20 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset
Major Alexander Stutzman (R19) 1863-1866 (R20) 1867-1868 Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset Counties
Early Life:
Major Alexander Stutzman born 1820; son of Jost Justus Stutzman and Elisabetha Gerber; teacher, lawyer; engaged, mercantile business, Meyers Mills, Meyersdale, 1847; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1863-1866; major, Civil War; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1867-1868; established foundry, 1868; married, Frances Hicks; died, December 27, 1899; Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Early Career:
Engaged, mercantile business, Meyers Mills, Meyersdale, 1847; established foundry with Colonel John R. Edy, 1868
Major, Civil War.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 19th District, 1863-1866.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 20th District, 1867-1868; committee assignments, Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures, Compare Bills, Election Districts, Judiciary and Private Claims and Damages.
Cited:
Smull, J.A., (Editor) Smull’s Legislative Hand Book, (1868) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 275, 280-282.
The Somerset Herald (Somerset, Pennsylvania) Wednesday January 10, 1900, Page 3