Joseph Benton Donley

Joseph Benton Donley (October 10, 1838 – January 23, 1917) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Joseph B. Donley
Joseph B. Donley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 24th district
In office
March 4, 1869  March 3, 1871
Preceded byGeorge Van Eman Lawrence
Succeeded byWilliam McClelland
Personal details
Born(1838-10-10)October 10, 1838
Mount Morris, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 23, 1917(1917-01-23) (aged 78)
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

Biography

Joseph Benton Donley was born in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies, and graduated from Waynesburg College (now Waynesburg University) in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania in 1859. He was a member of the faculty of Abingdon College in Abingdon, Illinois, from 1860 to 1862.

He entered the Union Army as a captain in the 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, in 1862 and served throughout the war.

He graduated from the Albany Law School in Albany, New York, in 1866. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He served as a referee in bankruptcy in 1867 and 1868.

Donley was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870. He resumed the practice of his profession in Waynesburg and died there in 1917 at the age of 78. Interment in Green Mount Cemetery.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

  • United States Congress. "Joseph Benton Donley (id: D000412)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
  • Joseph Benton Donley entry at The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
George V.E. Lawrence
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district

March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
Succeeded by
William McClelland
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