Joseph Hemphill
Joseph Hemphill (January 7, 1770 – May 29, 1842) was an American politician who served as a Federalist member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1801 to 1803, as a Jackson Federalist representative for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1819 to 1823 and as a Jacksonian representative for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1829 to 1831.
Joseph Hemphill | |
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Etching of Joseph Hemphill by Max Rosenthal | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Anderson, Joseph Hiester, and John Whitehill |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| In office March 4, 1819 – 1826 | |
| Preceded by | William Anderson, Joseph Hopkinson, John Sergeant, and Adam Seybert |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Kittera |
| Constituency | 1st district (1819–1823) 2nd district (1823–1826) |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Joel Barlow Sutherland |
| Succeeded by | John G. Watmough |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1797-1800 1805 1831-1832 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1770 Thornbury Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | May 29, 1842 (aged 72) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist Jacksonian Federalist Jacksonian |
| Spouse |
Margaret Coleman (m. 1806) |
| Relatives | Alexander Hemphill |
He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1797 to 1800, in 1805 and from 1831 to 1832.
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