US Congressman. He was elected to represent Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives on three different occasions. He first represented the 1st Congressional District as a Federalist from 1815 to 1823, then the 2nd Congressional District from 1827 to 1829, and from 1837 to 1841 (the last term as a Whig). He was the son of Continental Congressman Jonathan Dickson Sergeant, grandfather of Virginia US Congressmen John Sergeant Wise and Robert Alsop Wise, and great-grandfather of US Congressman John Crain Kunkel. His son-in-law was Civil War Union Major General George Gordon Meade.
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives on three different occasions. He first represented the 1st Congressional District as a Federalist from 1815 to 1823, then the 2nd Congressional District from 1827 to 1829, and from 1837 to 1841 (the last term as a Whig). He was the son of Continental Congressman Jonathan Dickson Sergeant, grandfather of Virginia US Congressmen John Sergeant Wise and Robert Alsop Wise, and great-grandfather of US Congressman John Crain Kunkel. His son-in-law was Civil War Union Major General George Gordon Meade.
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