Peter Ihrie Jr. (February 3, 1796 – March 29, 1871) was a Jacksonian member of the

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Biography

Peter Ihrie Jr. was born in

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. He graduated from

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, in 1815. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in Easton. He was a charter member of the board of trustees of

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in 1826. He served as a member of the

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in 1826 and 1827. He served as brigadier general of State militia in 1845. Ihrie was elected as a Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-first Congress to fill in part the vacancies caused by the resignations of

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and Samuel D. Ingham. He was reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress. He was a member of the board of directors of the Easton Bank and died in Easton, Pennyslania. Interment in

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The Political Graveyard
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