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Ulysses Mercur

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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​
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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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