John W. Killinger

John W. Killinger
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th district
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
Preceded by	John Black Packer
Succeeded by	Samuel Fleming Barr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th district
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	Henry L. Cake
Succeeded by	William Mutchler
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	John Christian Kunkel
Succeeded by	Myer Strouse
Member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1850-1851
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 7th district
In office 1854-1857
Preceded by	Edward C. Darlington
Succeeded by	Christian Markle Straub
Personal details
Born	(1824-09-18)September 18, 1824 Annville, Pennsylvania
Died	June 30, 1896(1896-06-30) (aged 71) Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Franklin & Marshall College

John Weinland Killinger (September 18, 1824 – June 30, 1896) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 1859 to 1863 and from 1871 to 1875. He also served as a member of Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district from 1877 to 1881.

Early life and education

John W. Killinger was born in Annville, Pennsylvania to John and Fanny Killinger. He attended the public schools of Annville and the Lebanon Academy in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Mercersburg Preparatory School in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, and from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1843. He studied law in Lancaster, was admitted to the bar in 1846 and practiced in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, from 1846 to 1886.

Career

He served as prosecuting attorney for Lebanon County in 1848 and 1849.

He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1850 and 1851, and served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 7th district from 1854 to 1857. He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention.

Killinger was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses. He served as a chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department during the Thirty-seventh Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862. He served as assessor of internal revenue from 1864 to 1866.

Killinger was again elected to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874. He resumed the practice of law. He was again elected to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1880. He served as solicitor for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad.

He died in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1896 and is interred at the Mount Lebanon Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "John W. Killinger (id: K000179)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard