Simon Peter Wolverton
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Simon Peter Wolverton was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
. He attended the common schools and the Danville Academy in Danville, Pennsylvania
. He graduated from Lewisburg University (now Bucknell University
) in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
, in 1860. He served as principal of the Sunbury Academy, in Sunbury, Pennsylvania
from 1860 to 1862. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1862 and commenced practice in Sunbury.
During the Civil War, Wolverton raised a company of emergency men and was made captain in 1862. He served in the Eighteenth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was later chosen captain of Company F of the Thirty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in June 1863.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
in 1878, 1880, and 1884. He was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate
in the joint convention of 1884.
Wolverton was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second
and Fifty-third
Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He continued the practice of law and died in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Interment in Pomfret-Manor Cemetery.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Biography
Simon P. Wolverton was born in Rush Township, PennsylvaniaRush Township, Pennsylvania
Rush Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Rush Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania*Rush Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania*Rush Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania...
. He attended the common schools and the Danville Academy in Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Danville was home to 8,042 people in 1900, 7,517 people in 1910, and 7,122 people in 1940. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census...
. He graduated from Lewisburg University (now Bucknell University
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...
) in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Lewisburg is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, south by southeast of Williamsport and north of Harrisburg. In the past, it was the commercial center for a fertile grain and general farming region. The population was 5,620 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union...
, in 1860. He served as principal of the Sunbury Academy, in Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Sunbury is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, just downstream of the confluence of its main and West branches. The population was 9,905 at the 2010 census...
from 1860 to 1862. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1862 and commenced practice in Sunbury.
During the Civil War, Wolverton raised a company of emergency men and was made captain in 1862. He served in the Eighteenth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was later chosen captain of Company F of the Thirty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in June 1863.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
in 1878, 1880, and 1884. He was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
in the joint convention of 1884.
Wolverton was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
and Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He continued the practice of law and died in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Interment in Pomfret-Manor Cemetery.