Biography

02/26/1741 - 06/07/1824

Jonas Hartzell (Democratic-Republican9) Luzerne, Northampton and Wayne Counties, 1801-1805

Early Life:

Jonas Hartzell, Born, February 26, 1741, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, son of Jacob and Barbara Ritter Hartzell; member, Safety Committee, American Revolutionary War; elected, Sheriff, Northampton County, 1787-1789; member, Supreme Executive Council, Northampton County, 1789-1793; elected, Federalist, House of Representatives, 1793-1794; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1798-1801; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1801-1805, unsuccessful candidate, reelection, 1805; unsuccessful candidate, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1806; unsuccessful candidate, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, 1809; died, June 7, 1824 (aged 83), Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania;  interment, Linden Street Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.     

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Sheriff, Northampton County Pennsylvania, 1787-1789.

Supreme Executive Council, Northampton County, Pennsylvania 1789-1793.

Elected, Federalist, House of Representatives, Northampton County, 1793-1794.

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Northampton and Wayne Counties 1798-1801.

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 9th district, Luzerne, Northampton and Wayne Counties, 1801-1805; unsuccessful candidate, reelection, 1805.

Unsuccessful candidate, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Northampton and Wayne Counties, 1806.

Unsuccessful candidate, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, 1809. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

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