Ephraim Milton Woomer
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Ephraim Milton Woomer was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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. He attended the common schools. During the American Civil War
he enlisted in Company A, Ninety-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, in September 1861, and was later promoted to sergeant. He taught school until 1869, when he became engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as clerk of the orphans’ court of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
, from 1869 to 1872. He was cashier of the People’s Bank of Lebanon and a member of the council of the borough of Lebanon from 1884 to 1886. He was president of the select council of the city of Lebanon from 1886 to 1890. He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention
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Woomer was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third
and Fifty-fourth
Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896. After his time in congress he was again engaged in banking, and died in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in 1897. Interment in Mount Lebanon Cemetery.
Republican Party (United States)
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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...
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Biography
Ephraim M. Woomer was born in Jonestown, Lebanon County, PennsylvaniaJonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Jonestown is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jonestown is located at ....
. He attended the common schools. During the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
he enlisted in Company A, Ninety-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, in September 1861, and was later promoted to sergeant. He taught school until 1869, when he became engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as clerk of the orphans’ court of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 332 people per square mile . There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile...
, from 1869 to 1872. He was cashier of the People’s Bank of Lebanon and a member of the council of the borough of Lebanon from 1884 to 1886. He was president of the select council of the city of Lebanon from 1886 to 1890. He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention
1888 Republican National Convention
-Synopsis:The 1888 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at the Auditorium Building in Chicago, Illinois, on June 19-25, 1888. It resulted in the nomination of Benjamin Harrison, a former senator of Indiana, and Levi P. Morton, a former U.S. representative of...
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Woomer was elected as a Republican to the 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...
and Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...
Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896. After his time in congress he was again engaged in banking, and died in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in 1897. Interment in Mount Lebanon Cemetery.