1. John Cessna was a Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
12 Facts About John Cessna
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John Cessna attended the common schools and Hall's Military Academy in Bedford.
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John Cessna taught school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Bedford.
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John Cessna served as member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1850,1851,1862, and 1863, and served as speaker of the house in 1850 and 1863.
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John Cessna was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1856 and at Charleston, South Carolina, and Baltimore, Maryland, in 1860.
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John Cessna became affiliated with the Republican Party in 1863, and served as chairman of the Republican State convention in 1865.
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John Cessna was elected chairman of the Republican State central committee in 1865.
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John Cessna was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1868,1876, and 1880.
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John Cessna was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress.
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John Cessna was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870.
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John Cessna was again a member of the State House of Representatives in 1892.
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John Cessna resumed the practice of law in Bedford where he died in 1893.