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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaJohn REILLY
(1836-1904)
REILLY, John, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Abnerville, Indiana
County, Pa., February 22, 1836; received home instruction and
attended the public schools; entered the service of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. April 10, 1854; appointed superintendent
of transportation April 1, 1865; served until his resignation in
1875, having been elected to Congress; president of the Bells Gap
Railroad Co. 1871-1873; president of the board of city
commissioners of Altoona in 1872 and 1873; elected as a Democrat to
the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth
Congress; again superintendent of transportation of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. and served from 1877 until his
resignation in 1885; moved to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1881;
interested in various business enterprises; died in Philadelphia,
Pa., April 19, 1904; interment in West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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