Misplaced Pages

John W. Rife

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from John Winebrenner Rife) American politician
John W. Rife
BornJohn Winebrenner Rife
(1846-08-14)August 14, 1846
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedApril 17, 1908(1908-04-17) (aged 61)

John Winebrenner Rife (August 14, 1846 – April 17, 1908) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Formative years

John W. Rife was born in Middletown, Pennsylvania on August 14, 1846. He attended the common schools, and subsequently learned the trade of tanner.

Military service

Rife enlisted July 15, 1864, as a private in Company D, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served until honorably discharged on November 6, 1864.

Public service career

Rife served as a member of the city council of Middletown in 1871, and as burgess of Middletown in 1877 and 1878. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1885 and 1886. He served as president of the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad Co.

Rife was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination.

Death and interment

Rife died in Middletown on April 17, 1908, and was interred at the Middletown Cemetery.

See also

References

  1. "Rife, John Winebrenner," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (CongBio|R000251). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress, retrieved online February 14, 2008.
  2. The Political Graveyard
  3. "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  4. Bates, Samuel P. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: State Printer, 1871.
  5. "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  6. The Political Graveyard
  7. "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  8. The Political Graveyard
  9. "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  10. The Political Graveyard
  11. "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byFranklin Bound Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district

1889–1893
Succeeded byEphraim M. Woomer
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
At-large
1st district
2nd district
3rd district
4th district
5th district
6th district
7th district
8th district
9th district
10th district
11th district
12th district
13th district
14th district
15th district
16th district
17th district
18th district
19th district
20th district
21st district
22nd district
23rd district
24th district
25th district
26th district
27th district
28th district
29th district
30th district
31st district
32nd district
33rd district
34th district
35th district
36th district


Stub icon

This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: