John Black Packer, Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Black Packer

American politician

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1824

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1891

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Black Packer (March 21, 1824 – July 7, 1891) was a Republican member of the U.S.
House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John B.
Packer was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.
He received private instructions and later attended Sunbury Academy in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.
He was a member of the corps of engineers employed by the State in the survey and construction of public improvements from 1839 to 1842.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar on August 6, 1844, and commenced the practice of his profession in Sunbury.
He was also engaged in banking.
He served as deputy attorney general from 1845 to 1847.
He served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1850 and 1851.
He was one of the organizers of the Susquehanna Railroad Company in 1851. Packer was elected as a Republican to the forty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses.
He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Railways and Canals during the Forty-second Congress and United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads during the Forty-third Congress.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1876.
He resumed the practice of law in Sunbury and resumed his banking activities.
He died in Sunbury in 1891.
Interment in Pomfret Manor Cemetery, Sunbury.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat



Alternative names	Levin C. Handy
Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	10 August 1855	26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932
Location of birth/death	Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q12033170 VIAF: 58349202 ISNI: 0000 0000 3167 288X LCCN: n96077991 Open Library: OL6939460A WorldCat