Henry Wells Tracy

Henry Wells Tracy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Preceded byPhilip Johnson
Succeeded byUlysses Mercur
Personal details
BornSeptember 24, 1807
Ulster Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 11, 1886(1886-04-11) (aged 78)
Standing Stone Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeWysox, Pennsylvania
Political partyIndependent Republican
EducationAngelica Seminary

Henry Wells Tracy (September 24, 1807 – April 11, 1886) was an Independent Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Formative years

Henry W. Tracy was born in Ulster Township, Pennsylvania on September 24, 1807. He attended the Angelica Seminary in Allegany County, New York.

Career

Tracy studied law, engaged in mercantile pursuits and as a road contractor in Standing Stone, Pennsylvania, Havre de Grace, Maryland, and Towanda, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1861 and 1862.

Tracy was elected as an Independent Republican to the Thirty-eighth Congress. He served as collector of the port of Philadelphia in 1866. He resumed mercantile pursuits.

Death and interment

Tracy died at Standing Stone in 1886, aged 78. He was interred in the Brick Church Cemetery in Wysox, Pennsylvania.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Henry Wells Tracy (id: T000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
1863–1865 		Succeeded by