Lemuel Paynter
Lemuel Paynter (1788 – August 1, 1863) was an American
U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
from 1837 to 1841.
Life and career
Lemuel Paynter was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served in the War of 1812
and became major and lieutenant colonel of the Ninety-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia.
Early political career
He served as a member of the board of commissioners of the
Southwark district for many years and also served as a president of the board. He was a member of the guardians of the poor and also a school director. He was elected a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
in 1833.
Congress
Paynter was elected as a Democrat to the
1840
. He again served as a member of the board of commissioners of the Southwark district.
Death
He died in Philadelphia in 1863. He was buried in Union Sixth Street Cemetery which was closed in 1971 and his remains were moved to Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Lemuel Paynter (id: P000155)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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