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John Jamison Pearce (February 28, 1826 – May 26, 1912) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
John J. Pearce was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies and was ordained a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church when eighteen years of age. He joined the Baltimore Conference and served as pastor at Warriors Mark,
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1826 births 1912 deaths Politicians from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania American Methodist clergy Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania People from Conneaut, Ohio 19th-century American politicians 19th-century Methodists {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub
John Jamison Pearce (February 28, 1826 – May 26, 1912) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
John J. Pearce was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies and was ordained a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church when eighteen years of age. He joined the Baltimore Conference and served as pastor at Warriors Mark, Jersey Shore
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, and Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
Pearce was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1856
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. He served as a pastor in various localities until he retired to Lock Haven in 1888. He moved to Conneaut, Ohio, where he died in 1912. Interment in Highland Cemetery in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
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1826 births 1912 deaths Politicians from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania American Methodist clergy Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania People from Conneaut, Ohio 19th-century American politicians 19th-century Methodists {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub