History of Annville, (Lebanon County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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John Weinland Killinger Biographical Sketch

John Weinland Killinger, representative, was born in Annville, Pa., Sept. 18, 1824; son of John and Fanny (Sherzer) Killinger. His ancestors, who were Germans, obtained grants of land from the sons of William Penn. His father was a state senator. John W. Killinger was graduated at Franklin and Marshall college, A.B., 1843, A.M., 1846. He studied law with Thaddeus Stevens at, Lancaster, Pa., and practised in Lebanon county, Pa., 1846-86. He was district attorney, 1848-49; editor of the Philadelphia Daily News, 1849-50; a representative in the state legislature, 1850-51; state senator, 1854-57; delegate to the Republican national convention at Philadelphia, June 17,1856; a representative in the 86th and 87th congresses,. 1859-68; assessor of internal revenues, 1864-66; representative in the 42d and 48d congresses, 1871-75, and in the 45th and 46th congresses, 1877-81. He was an incorporator of the Lebanon Valley railroad and of the Valley national bank, and was engaged in iron manufacturing. He was married, Nov. 25, 1851, to Mary A. Hittell, of Ohio, and their sons, Charles Hittell (Sheffield Scientific school, Yale university, 1874), and John Weinland (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1886), succeeded to his banking and railroad business. He died in Lebanon, Pa., June 30, 1896.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor