Joseph Hill Sinex
Joseph Hill Sinex | |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Philadelphia County | |
| In office 1883–1884 | |
| Philadelphia City Council | |
| In office 1861–1861 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1819 Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | 17th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment - Company D 91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
Joseph Hill Sinex (October 7, 1819 – October 6, 1892) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council in 1861 and as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Philadelphia County from 1883 to 1884.
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Early life
Sinex was born on October 7, 1819, in Stanton, Delaware. He moved to Philadelphia and married Mary C. Duffield on October 29, 1848. Together they had six children, four that survived to adulthood.[1] He worked as a house carpenter and builder.[2]
Military career
He was mustered into service as captain of Company D of the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in April 1861 and was discharged in August. He joined the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in December 1861. He fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Chancellorsville. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on July 10, 1864[3] and led 258 men at the Battle of Gettysburg and suffered the loss of 3 soldiers and 16 wounded in that battle.[4] He was wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House[2] and was mustered out of service on July 10, 1864[3] due to his wounds.[2]
Political career
He served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council in 1861[2] and as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Philadelphia County from 1883 to 1884.[5]
He worked as a liquor dealer[5] and hotel keeper.[2] He died in Philadelphia on October 6, 1892, and was interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b "LTC Joseph Hill Sinex". www.friendsofmountmoriah.org. Friends of Mount Moriah. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Smull, William P. (1883). Smull's Legislative Hand Book. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart State Publisher. p. 758. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b Bates, Samuel P. (1870). History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, State Printer. p. 193. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Hawks, Steve A. "Monument to the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment". www.gettysburg.stonesentinels.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b "JOSEPH HILL SINEX - Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
External links
- Joseph Hill Sinex at Find A Grave