James Soloman Biery

Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 6th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1839 (65 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1904

Death

Served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania.
Born and raised on a farm in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Attended district schools and Emlenton Academy.
Taught school for three years in the oil regions of Pennsylvania before moving to Allentown, where he continued teaching for eight years.
Studied theology for two years and then law, being admitted to the bar in 1868.
Served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1869.
Elected to the Forty-third Congress but did not seek renomination in 1874.
Resumed his law practice in Allentown after serving in Congress and engaged in literary pursuits.
Died in Allentown in 1904 and was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Allentown.