Ulysses Mercur
Born: August 12, 1818
Birthplace: Towanda, Pennsylvania
Father: Henry Mercur 1786 – 1868
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Mary Watts 1790 – 1839
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Sarah Simpson Davis 1822 – 1896
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Rodney A. Mercur 1851 – 1933
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania)
John Davis Mercur 1853 – 1916
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania)
James Watts Mercur 1856 – 1941
(Buried: Media Cemetery, Media, Pennsylvania)
Ulysses Mercur Jr. 1867 – 1948
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
1842: Graduated from Jefferson College
Occupation before War:
1843 – 1861: Attorney in Towanda, Pennsylvania
1856: Pennsylvania Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: Presiding Judge of Thirteenth Judicial District
1865 – 1872: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
1865 – 1867: Member of House District of Columbia Committee
Occupation after War:
1867 – 1869: Member of House Claims Committee
1868: Voted in favor of impeachment of Andrew Johnson
1869 – 1872: Member of House Judiciary Committee
1869 – 1871: Member of House Mileage Committee
1871 – 1872: Chairman of House Private Land Claims Committee
1872 – 1883: Associate Justice of Pennsylvania State Supreme Court
1883 – 1887: Chief Justice of Pennsylvania State Supreme Court
Died: June 6, 1887
Place of Death: Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania
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