Joseph Biles Anthony

Joseph Biles Anthony (June 19, 1795 – January 10, 1851) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1833 to 1837.

This article is about the U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. For the American playwright and director, see Joseph Anthony.
Joseph Biles Anthony
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 16th district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837
Preceded byHarmar Denny, John Gilmore
Succeeded byRobert Hanna Hammond
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 13th district
In office
1830-1833
Preceded byRobert McClure
Succeeded byHenry Petrikin
Personal details
Born(1795-06-19)June 19, 1795
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 10, 1851(1851-01-10) (aged 55)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Joseph Biles Anthony was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended public schools and Princeton College.[1] He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district from 1830 to 1833.[1]

Anthony was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses. He was appointed judge of the ‘Nichelson court’, and engaged in the sale of titles to large tracts of lands in Pennsylvania. He was elected president judge of the eighth district in 1844 and served until his death in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Interment in Williamsport Cemetery.[2]

Notes
  1. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph Biles Anthony Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. "Joseph Biles Anthony". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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References
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Harmar Denny
John Gilmore		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district
1833–1837		 Succeeded by
Robert Hanna Hammond
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by
Robert McClure		 Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 13th district
1830-1833		 Succeeded by
Henry Petrikin
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