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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaJoseph Biles ANTHONY
(1795-1851)
ANTHONY, Joseph Biles, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June
19, 1795; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to
the bar and practiced; member of the State senate 1830-1833;
elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
Congresses (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1837); appointed judge of the
‘Nichelson court’; engaged in the sale of titles to
large tracts of lands in Pennsylvania; was elected president judge
of the eighth district in 1844 and served until his death in
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., January 10, 1851; interment in
Williamsport Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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