Joseph B. Anthony
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Joseph Biles Anthony (June 19, 1795 – January 10, 1851) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms, representing Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1833 to 1837.
Life and career
Anthony was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended public schools and Princeton College.[1] He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district from 1830 to 1833.[1]
Congress
Anthony was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses.
Later career and death
After leaving Congress, he was appointed judge of the ‘Nichelson court’, and engaged in the sale of titles to large tracts of lands in Pennsylvania. He was elected president judge of the eighth district in 1844 and served until his death in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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