Longnecker
Longnecker is a surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ... of Switzerland, Swiss Germans, German origin."Longenecker."
''Genealogy: Family Education.'' Accessed on July 6, 2012. It is an alternate spelling of ''Langenecker'', a habitational name for a person from any of several places called Langeneck, a name derived from Old High German ''lang'', which means "long", and ''egga'', which means "corner". There are many spelling variations, most commonly Longenecker, Longaker, Longenencker, Langnecker, Longacker and Langenecker.
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Henry Clay Longnecker
Henry Clay Longnecker (April 17, 1820 – September 16, 1871) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Longnecker was born in Allen Township, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Norwich Military Academy in Vermont and from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Easton. He served during the Mexican–American War as first lieutenant, captain, and adjutant in all principal engagements under General Winfield Scott. He was wounded at the Battle of Chapultepec on September 13, 1847. He returned to Pennsylvania, and served as district attorney of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, from 1848 to 1850. Longnecker was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress. During the American Civil War, Longnecker participated in organizing Pennsylvania troops and served in the Union Army as colonel of the Ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. He resumed the practice of ...
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