Henry Wells Tracy

Henry Wells Tracy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Preceded byPhilip Johnson
Succeeded byUlysses Mercur
Personal details
BornSeptember 24, 1807
Ulster Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 11, 1886(1886-04-11) (aged 78)
Standing Stone Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeWysox, Pennsylvania
Political partyIndependent Republican
EducationAngelica Seminary

Henry Wells Tracy (September 24, 1807 – April 11, 1886) was an Independent Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Formative years

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Henry W. Tracy was born in Ulster Township, Pennsylvania on September 24, 1807. He attended the Angelica Seminary in Allegany County, New York.

Career

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Tracy studied law, engaged in mercantile pursuits and as a road contractor in Standing Stone, Pennsylvania, Havre de Grace, Maryland, and Towanda, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1861 and 1862.

Tracy was elected as an Independent Republican to the Thirty-eighth Congress. He served as collector of the port of Philadelphia in 1866. He resumed mercantile pursuits.

Death and interment

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Tracy died at Standing Stone in 1886, aged 78. He was interred in the Brick Church Cemetery in Wysox, Pennsylvania.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Henry Wells Tracy (id: T000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

1863–1865
Succeeded by