Dauphin County PA Biographies

ANDERSON, Samuel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Middletown, Dauphin County, Pa., in 1773; completed preparatory studies; studied medicine; was admitted to practice in 1796; entered the United States Navy as assistant surgeon in 1799; promoted to the rank of surgeon in 1800; resigned his commission and in 1801 settled in Chester, Pa., where he practiced his profession; during the War of 1812, raised a body of volunteers known as the Mifflin Guards; commissioned captain on September 10, 1814; served in the Pennsylvania Militia and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the One Hundredth Regiment, Second Brigade, Third Division, on August 3, 1821; member of the State house of representatives 1815-1818 and 1823-1825; sheriff of Delaware County 1819-1823; again entered the naval service in 1823 as special physician but was soon forced to resign because of ill health; elected as an Adams to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829); again a member of the State house of representatives 1829-1835 and served as speaker in 1833; appointed inspector of customs in 1841; elected justice of the peace in 1846 and served until his death in Chester, Chester County, Pa., January 17, 1850; interment in Middletown Presbyterian Cemetery, near Media, Delaware County, Pa.

(Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present; contributed by A. Newell)

HARVEY B. BOHNER, of the furniture firm of Heifrich & Bohner, is the son of Rev. Benjamin and Catherine (Kistler) Bohner, and was born at Harrisburg, Pa., January 10, 1871. After being graduated from the public schools of Bethlehem, Pa., in 1888, he was entered as a student in the American Business College in Allentown, from which institution he was graduated in 1890. He then entered the employ of the F. Hersh Hardware Company as a bookkeeper for several years, after which he became head bookkeeper for the C. A. Dorney Furniture Company. In 1901 he associated himself with M. A. Heifrich in the manufacture and sale of furniture at 734 Hamilton Street, where, under the name of Heifrich & Bohner, the firm conducts a large retail trade. Early in 1916 he purchased his partner's interest and continues in the business alone, although still holding the original firm name. Besides being a progressive business man, Mr. Bohner is actively interested in the civic, social and religious life of the community and is one of the leading spirits of the Chamber of Commerce. It was through his forceful and dynamic energy and force of character as chairman of the campaign committee that this civic body was materially strengthened and reorganized during 1916. In charity work he is among the leaders. He is president of the board of trustees of Salem Evangelical Church; trustee of the Public Library; treasurer of the Associated Charities, and. a charter member of Jordan Lodge, No. 678, F. and A. M. On December 1, 1893, he married Salome, daughter of Samuel and Cecilia Roth, of Allentown. -- "Men of Allentown" Published by Fred L. Shankweiler 1917 - Contributed by Vicki Hartman

ANDREW K. JACKS, secretary and treasurer of the Allentown Crockery Company, was born at Rutherford, Dauphin County, Pa., in 1857, the son of Thomas and Antonnetta (DeWitt) Jacks. He received his primary education in the public schools and later attended the Indiana State Normal School. He then followed teaching as a vocation for seven years, after which he was engaged in the milling and grain business at Lickdale, Pa., for two years. In 1884 he came to Allentown and was employed as a bookkeeper until 1893, when he became one of the organizers of the Allentown Crockery Company, which has since become one of the city’s leading mercantile houses. Mr. Jacks, who is a Republican in politics and an active man of affairs, was a member of select council from the Eleventh Ward for four years. Prior to that time he was a member of the board of control of the Fourth Ward, and also served as secretary of the section board for several years. Mr. Jacks is prominently identified with the various Masonic bodies. He is also a member of the governing board of the Y. M. C. A. since 1886, and of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, of which he has been the financial secretary since 1888, as well as the teacher of the Young Men’s Bible Class. He is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club. On April 20, 1883, he married Remeta T., daughter of Charles H. and Caroline Y. Shoemaker, of Hummelstown, Pa. -- "Men of Allentown" Published by Fred L. Shankweiler 1917 - Contributed by Vicki Hartman

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