Joseph Henry Kuhns
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Joseph Henry Kuhns was a Whig
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Joseph H. Kuhns born near Greensburg, Pennsylvania
. He graduated from Washington College (later Washington and Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania
, in 1820. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Greensburg.
Kuhns was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852
. He resumed the practice of law in Greensburg and died there in 1883. Interment in St. Clair Cemetery.
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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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Joseph H. Kuhns born near Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War...
. He graduated from Washington College (later Washington and Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...
, in 1820. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Greensburg.
Kuhns was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second
32nd United States Congress
The Thirty-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. from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and...
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852
United States House election, 1852
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1852.This election cycle saw the Democrats increase their House majority and gain the presidency . Although sectionalism remained a huge problem, the parties got a slight boost of stability due to the unity of a bitter...
. He resumed the practice of law in Greensburg and died there in 1883. Interment in St. Clair Cemetery.