Biography

01/24/1797 - 08/24/1879

Colonel Henry C. Eyer (D8) Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry and Union Counties 1843 (D15) Mifflin, Juniata and Union Counties 1844-1845

Early Life:

Colonel Henry C. Eyer, born January 24, 1797, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania; son of Johann Frederick and Susanna Christman Eyer; army, colonel, War of 1812; married, Mary Olivis Davis; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1839; unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1839; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1843-1845; died, August 3, 1879 (aged 82), Union Cemetery, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1839.

Unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1839.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry and Union Counties, 1843.  

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 15th district, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry and Union Counties, 1844-1845.

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. Senate Members "E" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania) Wednesday, August 06, 1879, page 3.

The Altoona Tribune (Altoona, Pennsylvania) Thursday, August 14, 1879, page 2.

Col Henry C Eyer (1797-1879) - Find a Grave Memorial