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John Covode

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Born: March 17, 1808

Birthplace: Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania

Father: Jacob Covode 1775 – 1850

Mother: Ann Undergraff 1782 – 1859

1st​ Wife: Sarah Hay 1811 – 1847
(Buried: West Fairfield Methodist Episcopal, Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania)​

Married: October 15, 1829 in York, Pennsylvania

2nd​ Wife: Margaret Alexander Peale 1822 – 1898
(Buried: Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan)​

Married: December 21, 1848 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Children:


Susan Covode Graham 1830 – 1859​
(Buried: West Fairfield Methodist Episcopal, Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania)​
Annie Covode Reed 1833 – 1885​
(Buried: West Fairfield Methodist Episcopal, Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania)​
Colonel George H. Covode 1835 – 1864​
(Buried: West Fairfield Methodist Episcopal, Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania)​
Lydia Covode 1837 – 1838​
(Buried: West Fairfield Methodist Episcopal, Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania)​
William Howard Covode 1839 – 1900​
(Buried: Ligonier Valley Cemetery, Ligonier, Pennsylvania)
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Lydia Covode Wilson 1842 – 1884​
(Buried: West Fairfield Methodist Episcopal, Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania)​
Jacob Covode 1845 – 1888​
(Buried: Hiawatha Cemetery, Hiawatha, Kansas)​
John Covode 1851 – 1852​
(Buried: West Fairfield Methodist Episcopal Fairfield, Township, Pennsylvania)​
John Alexander Covode 1853 – 1918​
(Buried: Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan)​
Mary Covode 1855 – 1858​
(Buried: West Fairfield Methodist Episcopal, Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania)​
Mary Emma Covode Blair 1864 – 1942​
(Buried: Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan)​

Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party

Occupation before War:


Wealthy Woolen Manufacturer from Pennsylvania​
Held business interest in Westmoreland Coal Company​
First President of Westmoreland Coal Company​
Pennsylvania State Representative for two terms​
1855 – 1863: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania​
1855 – 1857: Member of House War Department Expenditures Committee​
1855 – 1859: Member of House Public Expenditures Committee​
1859 – 1861: Member of House Engraving Committee​
1859 – 1863: Member of House Public Lands Committee​
1860: Chairman of Covode Committee to investigate President James Buchanan for the possibility of impeachment.​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Chairman of House Public Expenditures Committee​
Helped investigate the union defeats at Second Bull Run, and Wilson’s Creek​
1864: His son was killed due to mistaken Confederates as Unionists.​

Occupation after War:

1866: Delegate to Union National Convention​
Went south on behalf of President Johnson to report on Reconstruction​
1867 – 1869: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania​
1867 – 1869: Chairman of House Public Buildings Committee​
1867 – 1869: Member of House Pacific Railroad Committee​
1868: Introduced resolution to impeach President Andrew Johnson.​
1870 – 1871: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania​
1870 – 1871: Chairman of House Public Buildings Committee​
1870 – 1871: Member of House Pacific Railroad Committee​

Died: January 11, 1871

Place of Death: United States Hotel, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 62 years old

Burial Place:
West Fairfield Methodist Episcopal, Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania
 
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