John Lynch (Pennsylvania)

John Lynch (November 1, 1843 – August 17, 1910) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

From October 14, 1888's The Sunday Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA)

John Lynch was born in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1856, he moved to Pennsylvania with his parents, who settled in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He worked on a farm and in the coal mines and taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar November 1, 1868, and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre.

Lynch was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888. He resumed the practice of law in Wilkes-Barre, and served as judge of the court of common pleas from 1892 to 1910. He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1910. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre.

Sources
  • United States Congress. "John Lynch (id: L000532)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
  • John Lynch at Find a Grave
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Joseph A. Scranton		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district
1887–1889		 Succeeded by
Edwin S. Osborne


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