John Gloninger, US Congress

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US Congressman. He served as a subaltern officer in the Associaters during the Revolutionary War and later was in command of a battalion of militia. After the war, he served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and as Justice of the Peace of Dauphin County. In 1812, he was elected as a Federalist Congressman from Pennsylvania and served until his resignation in 1813.

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U.S. Congressman. During the Revolutionary War, he served as a subaltern officer in the Associaters and was in command of a battalion of militia. After the war, he was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, in 1790, justice of the peace of Dauphin County, in 1790, associate judge of Lebanon County, 1791 and served in the Pennsylvania State Senate, (1790-92). On March 4, 1813, he was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress, serving until he resigned on August 2, 1813. He was then again appointed associate judge of Lebanon County, serving until his death at age 77.

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According to The Swope Family 1676-1896, The Hon. John Gloninger was born in Lebanon township, Lebanon county, PA. He received most of his education from the pastor of the reformed church, as it was quite a common thing in those early days for the pastor to receive some his study the brighter youths of his church for instruction, or to teach a parochial school . On the breaking out of the Revolutionary war, he enlisted, and towards the close was in command of a battalion of militia. The Supreme Executive Council appointed him county lieutenant on the organization of Dauphin county, ay 6, 1785. IN 1790, he was elected a representative to the General Assembly. This office he shortly after resigned, and was then elected to the State Senate. This office he held for two years and then resigned. He was a warm friend of Governor Mifflin, who appointed hi one of the associate judges of the county of Dauphin. On the erection of the county of Lebanon, in 1813, he was commissioned one of the associate judges, which office he filled until 1821. Judge Gloninger was a man very highgly respected and beloved. He married Catharine, daughter of Adam and Catharine (Kucher) Orth.