John Edgar Reyburn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 4th district
In office
February 18, 1890 – March 3, 1897
Preceded byWilliam D. Kelley
Succeeded byJames R. Young
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd district
In office
November 6, 1906 – March 31, 1907
Preceded byRobert Adams, Jr.
Succeeded byJoel Cook
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 5th district
In office
1876–1892
Preceded byThomas Valentine Cooper
Succeeded byCharles A. Porter
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1871
1874–1876
Personal details
BornFebruary 7, 1845 (1845-02-07)
New Carlisle, Ohio, US
DiedJanuary 4, 1914 (1914-01-05) (aged 68)
Washington, D.C., US
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMargaretta Eleanor Crozier Reyburn
Children
  • William Stuart Reyburn
  • Robert Crozier Reyburn
  • Eleanor Crozier Reyburn Harrington
Alma materSaunders Institute
ProfessionAttorney politician
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John Edgar Reyburn (February 7, 1845 – January 4, 1914) was an American politician from Ohio who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1890 to 1897, Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1906 to 1907 and Mayor of Philadelphia.

Early life and education

Reyburn (father of William S. Reyburn) was born in New Carlisle, Ohio, the son of William and Lydia Reeder Crain Reyburn. He was instructed by a private tutor and attended Saunders Institute in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1870, and commenced practice in Philadelphia. He married Margaretta Eleanor Crozier, and they had three children, William Stuart, Robert Crozier, and Eleanor Crozier.[1]

Career

Reyburn was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1871 and again in 1874 through 1876. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1876 through 1892 and served as president pro tempore during the session of 1883.[2]

Elected to Congress as a Republican to fill the vacancy left by the death of William D. Kelley, Reyburn was reelected three times and served from February 18, 1890, to March 3, 1897, until he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896. He was again elected to Congress to fill the vacancy left by the death of Robert Adams, Jr. and was reelected in 1906 to the 60th United States Congress, serving from November 6, 1906, to March 31, 1907, when he resigned to serve as Mayor of Philadelphia. Elected in the 1907 Philadelphia mayoral election, he served as mayor from April 1, 1907, to December 4, 1911, and engaged in manufacturing in Philadelphia, but retained a residence in Washington, D.C.[3]

Death

Reyburn died on January 4, 1914, in his Washington, D.C. residence and is interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

References

  1. ↑ "John E. Reyburn". Ancestry.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Pennsylvania State Senate - John Edgar Reyburn Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ "John E. Reyburn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 9, 2013.



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