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American politician (1774–1852) For other people named William Piper, see William Piper (disambiguation).

William Piper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th district
In office
1811–1813
Preceded byJohn Rea
Succeeded byJohn M. Hyneman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
In office
1813–1817
Preceded byWilliam Findley
Succeeded byAlexander Ogle
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 14th district
In office
1817–1820
Preceded byJohn Tod
Succeeded byDavid Mann
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22nd district
In office
1821–1832
Personal details
Born(1774-01-01)January 1, 1774
Bloody Run, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died1852(1852-00-00) (aged 78)
Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

William Piper (January 1, 1774 – 1852) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1811 to 1813 and for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1813 to 1817.

He was born at Bloody Run (now Everett) in the Province of Pennsylvania to John and Elizabeth Lusk Piper. He commanded a regiment during the War of 1812, and served as adjutant general of Pennsylvania after the war. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 14th district from 1817 to 1820 and for the 22nd district from 1821 to 1832. Piper was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses. He died in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania in 1852. Interment in the Piper Cemetery on his farm in Hopewell Township.

Footnotes

  1. "Pennsylvania State Senate - William Piper Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  2. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members P". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJohn Rea Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
1811–1813 		Succeeded byJohn M. Hyneman
Preceded byWilliam Findley Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
1813–1817 		Succeeded byAlexander Ogle
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded byJohn Tod Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 14th district
1817-1820 		Succeeded byDavid Mann
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 22nd district
1821-1832 		Succeeded by


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