Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857
Preceded by
James Gamble
Succeeded by
William H. Dimmick
Personal details
Born
(1805-12-29)December 29, 1805 Mystic, Connecticut, U.S.
Died
May 17, 1879(1879-05-17) (aged 73) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Sarah Minerva Blakslee
Occupation
Businessman, railroad executive, politician
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Asa Packer (December 29, 1805 – May 17, 1879) was an American businessman who pioneered railroad construction, was active in Pennsylvania politics, and founded Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was a conservative and religious man who reflected the image of the typical Connecticut Yankee. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1857.
AsaPacker (December 29, 1805 – May 17, 1879) was an American businessman who pioneered railroad construction, was active in Pennsylvania politics, and...
The AsaPacker Mansion is a historic house museum on Packer Road in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, United States. Completed in 1861, it was the home of Asa Packer...
Distinction Award for wound care and hyperbarics in 2018. Robert AsaPacker, son of AsaPacker, was a business magnate and president of the Northern Division...
eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman AsaPacker and was initially affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Lehigh University's...
Pennsylvania. All this changed in October 1851, when AsaPacker took majority control of the DLS&S. Packer brought additional financing to the railroad, installed...
with the Episcopal Church. It was donated by Mary Packer Cummings in memory of her father, AsaPacker. The cornerstone was laid on "the seventh Founder's...
extension. It was given as a wedding gift to Harry Packer (Industrialist) from his father AsaPacker. The mansion appeared in the season five episode of...
Lieutenant Governor Sanford E. Church of New York Former Representative AsaPacker of Pennsylvania Governor James E. English of Connecticut Former Governor...
was a candidate for re-election. Geary defeated Democratic candidate AsaPacker to win another term. "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved...
Musikfest is an American music festival that has been held annually since 1984 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania...
County Packer House (Franklin Lakes, New Jersey), NRHP-listed Packer Farm and Barkersville Store, Middle Grove, New York, NRHP-listed AsaPacker Mansion...
Building. Located in the district and listed separately are the AsaPacker Mansion, Harry Packer Mansion, Carbon County Jail, Central Railroad of New Jersey...
President of the United States, Confederate States general (b. 1821) 1879 – AsaPacker, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (b. 1805) 1880 – Ziya...
AsaPacker with a founding gift of $500,000. The President's Office is in the Alumni Memorial Building which is located on the west side of the Asa Packer...
the university. In 1864, before plans for the university were drawn up, AsaPacker sold a lot on what would soon become Lehigh's campus, to a group of Moravians...
PA – Bethlehem – E.W. Fairchild-Martindale Library, Lehigh University AsaPacker Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – LOVE sculpture is "likeness" only...
historic blast furnaces List of steel producers Martin Tower Henry Noll AsaPacker Charles M. Schwab Joseph Wharton Downey, Kirstin (May 1, 2003). "Bethlehem...
Chunk, Pennsylvania, where he went to work as a cashier and clerk for AsaPacker, who would later become a United States congressman. His salary was $400...
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