Joseph Henry Kuhns

Joseph Henry Kuhns (September 1800 – November 16, 1883) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Joseph H. Kuhns
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 19th district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byJob Mann
Succeeded byAugustus Drum
Personal details
BornSeptember 1800 (1800-09)
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 16, 1883(1883-11-16) (aged 83)
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Political partyWhig
Alma materWashington College

Biography

Joseph H. Kuhns born near Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington College (later Washington & Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1820. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Greensburg.

Kuhns was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852. He resumed the practice of law in Greensburg and died there in 1883. Interment in St. Clair Cemetery.

Sources
  • United States Congress. "Joseph Henry Kuhns (id: K000337)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Job Mann		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district
1851–1853		 Succeeded by
Augustus Drum


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