Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1825-1826 | 13 | Jackson Democrat | ||
1827-1828 | 13 | Jackson Democrat | ||
1831-1832 | 13 | Jackson Democrat | ||
1833-1834 | 13 | Jackson Democrat |
COUNTIES: Centre, Clearfield, McKean, Potter, Lycoming
Henry Petrikin (D13) Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean and Potter Counties 1826-1827 (D13) Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean and Potter Counties 1831-1835
Early Life:
Henry Petrikin, born 1798, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania; son of William and Elizabeth Petrikin; publisher, editor, Bellefonte Patriot, 1821-1823; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1826-1827; publisher, editor, Bellefonte Patriot, 1828-1832; elected, Jackson (Democrat), Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1828-1829; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1829-1831; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1831-1835; Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1839-1842; Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1845-1848; superintendent, railroad, Inclined Plane; died, November 8, 1849, Merchants Hotel, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interment according to request was to be Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Burial location unknown
Early Career:
Editor, Bellefonte Patriot, 1821-1823, Editor, Bellefonte Patriot, 1828-1832.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 13th district, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean and Potter Counties, 1826-1827.
Elected, Jackson (Democrat), Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1828-1829.
Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1829-1831.
Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 13th district, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean and Potter Counties, 1831-1835.
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1839-1842.
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1845-1848.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:
Not available currently.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members P". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.