john, westbrook, hornbeck, january, 1804, january, 1848, whig, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, john, hornbeckmember, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, districtin, office, march, 1847, january, 1848preceded, byjacob, erdmansucceede. John Westbrook Hornbeck January 24 1804 January 16 1848 was a Whig member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania John W HornbeckMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 6th districtIn office March 4 1847 January 16 1848Preceded byJacob ErdmanSucceeded bySamuel Augustus BridgesPersonal detailsBorn 1804 01 24 January 24 1804Montague Township New Jersey U S DiedJanuary 16 1848 1848 01 16 aged 43 Allentown Pennsylvania U S Political partyWhigAlma materUnion CollegeBiography editWestbrook Hornbeck was born in Montague Township New Jersey He graduated from Union College in Schenectady New York in 1827 He studied law was admitted to the bar of Northampton County Pennsylvania in 1829 and commenced practice in Allentown Pennsylvania in 1830 He was commissioned deputy attorney general of the State of Pennsylvania for Lehigh County Pennsylvania in 1836 and served three years Hornbeck was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress and served until his death in Allentown in 1848 He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business during the Thirtieth Congress Interment in Allentown Cemetery See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 Sources editUnited States Congress John Westbrook Hornbeck id H000790 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political GraveyardU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJacob Erdman Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 6th congressional district1847 1848 Succeeded bySamuel A Bridges nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Westbrook Hornbeck amp oldid 1169085243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,