John W. Rife

John W. Rife
John W. Rife
Born	John Winebrenner Rife; August 14, 1846; Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	April 17, 1908 (aged 61)

John Winebrenner Rife (August 14, 1846 – April 17, 1908) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.^[1]

Formative years

John W. Rife was born in Middletown, Pennsylvania on August 14, 1846. He attended the common schools, and subsequently learned the trade of tanner.^[2]^[3]

Military service

Rife enlisted July 15, 1864, as a private in Company D, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served until honorably discharged on November 6, 1864.^[4]^[5]

Public service career

Rife served as a member of the city council of Middletown in 1871, and as burgess of Middletown in 1877 and 1878. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1885 and 1886. He served as president of the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad Co.^[6]^[7]

Rife was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination.^[8]^[9]

Death and interment

Rife died in Middletown on April 17, 1908, and was interred at the Middletown Cemetery.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Rife, John Winebrenner," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (CongBio|R000251). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress, retrieved online February 14, 2008.
^ The Political Graveyard
^ "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ Bates, Samuel P. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: State Printer, 1871.
^ "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ The Political Graveyard
^ "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ The Political Graveyard
^ "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ The Political Graveyard
^ "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

"John W. Rife". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-10-18.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Franklin Bound	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district 1889–1893	Succeeded by Ephraim M. Woomer

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[1] "Rife, John Winebrenner," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (CongBio|R000251). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress, retrieved online February 14, 2008.

[2] The Political Graveyard

[3] "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[4] Bates, Samuel P. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: State Printer, 1871.

[5] "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[6] The Political Graveyard

[7] "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[8] The Political Graveyard

[9] "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[10] The Political Graveyard

[11] "Rife, John Winebrenner," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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