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American politician (1821–1893 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Lilly (June 3, 1821 – December 1, 1893) served briefly as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania in 1893.
William Lilly | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – December 1, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | No at-large districts in Pennsylvania in 52nd Congress |
| Succeeded by | Galusha A. Grow |
| Constituency | at-large district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1821 Penn Yan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1893 (aged 72) Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | City Cemetery in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
Born in Penn Yan, New York, on June 3, 1821, Lilly moved to Carbon County, Pennsylvania, in 1838, and became involved in the mining of anthracite coal.
He was subsequently elected as colonel of one of the militia regiments of the Lehigh Valley and then was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
A Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1850 and 1851, he switched to the Republican Party in 1862, and was appointed as a delegate to six Republican National Conventions. He was then appointed as a delegate at large to the convention to revise the constitution of Pennsylvania in 1872 and 1873.
Lilly was later elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress and served in that capacity until his death in 1893.
Lilly died in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, on December 1, 1893, and was interred in the City Cemetery.
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