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John Weiss Forney
5th Secretary of the United States Senate
In office
July 15, 1861 – June 4, 1868
Preceded byAsbury Dickins
Succeeded byGeorge Congdon Gorham
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
In office
February 3, 1860 – July 3, 1861
Preceded byJames C. Allen
Succeeded byEmerson Etheridge
In office
December 1, 1851 – February 2, 1856
Preceded byRichard M. Young
Succeeded byWilliam Cullom
Personal details
Born(1817-09-30)September 30, 1817
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 9, 1881(1881-12-09) (aged 64)
Political partyRepublican
SignatureJohn Weiss Forney

John Weiss Forney (30 September 1817 – 9 December 1881) was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He was clerk of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 through 1856, and again from 1860 through 1861. He was thereafter secretary of the United States Senate from 1861 through 1868.

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The Philadelphia Press

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from August 1, 1857, to October 1, 1920. The paper was founded by John Weiss Forney. Charles Emory Smith was editor and owned a stake in the paper from...

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List of burials at West Laurel Hill Cemetery

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Population history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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Polish Sociological Institute. London: Macmillan. pp. 505–506. Swanton, John R. (1952). The Indian tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution Bureau...

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Intelligencer Journal

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passed to John Weiss Forney from Dickson's widow. Forney took over the Intelligencer and "turned it around". In September 1839, Forney bought the Journal...

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Andrew Johnson alcoholism debate

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between Washington and St. Louis can give evidence." John Weiss Forney, writing as Col. Forney, Secretary of the United States Senate, writing "Anecdotes...

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Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson

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Stanton with Thomas, a one-sentence resolution to impeach Johnson, written by John Covode (R– PA), was referred to the House Select Committee on Reconstruction...

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Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

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Pennsylvania. The next order of business was the election of the clerk, John Beckley of Virginia. The first five clerks of the House also served as Librarian...

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Washington Carroll Tevis

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fellow Philadelphian Charles Godfrey Leland used his influence with John Weiss Forney to obtain a Brevet commission as a Brigadier General for Tevis. With...

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Tillie May Forney

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1862. She was the youngest child of the eminent journalist, Colonel John Weiss Forney (1817-1881), founder and editor of the Philadelphia Press, a man who...

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Chester Rural Cemetery

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people. The main speaker at the dedication was the U.S. Congressman John Weiss Forney and many dignitaries attended, including Major General Galusha Pennypacker...

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List of joint sessions of the United States Congress

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been 463 joint sessions and joint meetings of the United States Congress. †John Howard's address before the Joint Meeting of Congress in 2002 was originally...

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Secretary of the United States Senate

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Dickins North Carolina December 13, 1836 – July 15, 1861 24th – 37th 5 John Weiss Forney Pennsylvania July 15, 1861 – June 4, 1868 37th – 40th 6 George C....

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Timeline of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson

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appoints John Bingham (R– OH), George S. Boutwell (R– MA), and Thaddeus Stevens (R– PA), George Washington Julian (R– IN), James F. Wilson (R– IA), John A....

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George Congdon Gorham

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gov/about/officers-staff/secretary-of-the-senate/SOS-George-Gorham.htm 1889. John N. Edwards: Biography, Memoirs, Reminiscences and Recollections; His Brilliant...

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Asbury Dickins

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December 13, 1836 – July 15, 1861 Preceded by Walter Lowrie Succeeded by John Weiss Forney 8th Chief Clerk of the Department of State In office August 23, 1833 –...

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Red McCombs

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operations Larry Wyont, vice president of land Charles Forney, and the vice president of geology, Philip Forney. McCombs had established McCombs Energy in Houston...

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List of assassinated American politicians

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Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013. Mike Weiss, Double Play: The Hidden Passions Behind the Double Assassination of George...

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Human uses of scorpions

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Biochimie. 92 (4): 350–359. doi:10.1016/j.biochi.2010.01.011. PMID 20097251. Forney, Matthew (June 11, 2008). "Scorpions for Breakfast and Snails for Dinner"...

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Orca

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doi:10.1152/jappl.1967.22.5.974. PMID 6025756. Obee & Ellis 1992, pp. 1–27. Forney, K. A.; Wade, P. (2007). "Worldwide distribution and abundance of killer...

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Asbury Grove

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Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts Weiss, 1998 Forney, 1914 Vincent, 1858 Gorham, 1854 Beard, 2009 Rev. B. W. Gorham, 1854...

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List of Chicago Med episodes

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air date Prod. code U.S. viewers (millions) 19 1 "Soul Care" Arthur W. Forney Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22) 201 7.02...

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