Joseph Jorgensen
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Joseph Jorgensen was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, Jorgensen was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.
Cadet surgeon, United States Army
, March 17, 1864-March 23, 1865.
Acting assistant surgeon, April 10, 1865-September 10, 1865, and June 5, 1867-February 21, 1870.
He served as member of the Virginia house of delegates from Prince Edward County from 1871 to 1873.
He moved to Petersburg, Virginia
.
He was appointed postmaster of Petersburg, Virginia
, May 21, 1874-June 8, 1877, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.
Jorgensen was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-fifth and to the two succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1883).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Forty-seventh Congress).
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880.
He was appointed register of the land office at Walla Walla, Washington
, by President Arthur February 27, 1883, and served until removed by President Cleveland in 1886.
He died on January 21, 1888, in Portland, Oreg..
He was interred in Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, Jorgensen was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.
Cadet surgeon, United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, March 17, 1864-March 23, 1865.
Acting assistant surgeon, April 10, 1865-September 10, 1865, and June 5, 1867-February 21, 1870.
He served as member of the Virginia house of delegates from Prince Edward County from 1871 to 1873.
He moved to Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
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He was appointed postmaster of Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
, May 21, 1874-June 8, 1877, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.
Jorgensen was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Forty-fifth and to the two succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1883).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Forty-seventh Congress).
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880.
He was appointed register of the land office at Walla Walla, Washington
Walla Walla, Washington
Walla Walla is the largest city in and the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,731 at the 2010 census...
, by President Arthur February 27, 1883, and served until removed by President Cleveland in 1886.
He died on January 21, 1888, in Portland, Oreg..
He was interred in Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington
Walla Walla, Washington
Walla Walla is the largest city in and the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,731 at the 2010 census...
.