Joseph Hemphill

Joseph Hemphill
Joseph Hemphill
	Etching of Joseph Hemphill byMax Rosenthal
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives; fromPennsylvania
	In office; March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded by	Richard Thomas
Succeeded by	Isaac Anderson,Joseph Hiester,andJohn Whitehill
Constituency	3rd district
	In office; March 4, 1819 – 1826
Preceded by	William Anderson,Joseph Hopkinson,John Sergeant,andAdam Seybert
Succeeded by	Thomas Kittera
Constituency	1st district(1819–1823); 2nd district(1823–1826)
	In office; March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Preceded by	Joel Barlow Sutherland
Succeeded by	John G. Watmough
Constituency	3rd district
Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives
	In office; 1797-1800; 1805; 1831-1832
Personal details
Born	January 7, 1770; Thornbury Township,Province of Pennsylvania,British America
Died	May 29, 1842(aged 72); Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Laurel Hill Cemetery,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Federalist; Jacksonian Federalist; Jacksonian
Spouse	Margaret Coleman (m.1806)
Relatives	Alexander Hemphill

Joseph Hemphill(January 7, 1770 – May 29, 1842) was an American politician who served as aFederalistmember of theU.S. House of RepresentativesforPennsylvania's 3rd congressional districtfrom 1801 to 1803, as a Jackson Federalist representative forPennsylvania's 1st congressional districtfrom 1819 to 1823 and as aJacksonianrepresentative forPennsylvania's 2nd congressional districtfrom 1829 to 1831.

He also served as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representativesfrom 1797 to 1800, in 1805 and from 1831 to 1832.

Early life and education[edit]

Hemphill was born on January 7, 1770, to Joseph and Ann (Wills) Hemphill inThornbury Townshipin theProvince of Pennsylvania.He graduated from theUniversity of PennsylvaniaatPhiladelphiain 1791. He studied law underThomas Ross,was admitted to the bar in 1793 and began to practice law inWest Chester, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Political career[edit]

Hemphill served as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representativesfrom 1797 to 1800. He was elected as aFederalistmember representing Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district in theSeventhCongress from 1801 to 1803.^[2]He moved to Philadelphia in 1803, and again was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1805. He was appointed the first president judge of the district court of the city and county ofPhiladelphia.He was elected as a Federalist member representingPennsylvania's 1st congressional districtin theSixteenthandSeventeenthCongresses from 1819 to 1823. He was elected as a Jackson Federalist member representingPennsylvania's 2nd congressional districtin theEighteenthCongress, and reelected as aJacksonianto theNineteenthCongress, from 1823 until his resignation in 1826. He was elected as a Jacksonian member representingPennsylvania's 3rd congressional districtin theTwenty-firstCongress from 1829 to 1831.^[2]He was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1831 and 1832.^[3]

Hemphill introduced a bill in 1824 which called for the usage of military personnel to conduct surveys and estimate costs for construction of roads and canals.^[4]

He was an anti-slavery advocate and gave a speech to Congress against slavery, especially in Missouri. He declared slavery to be "the forcible oppression of otherwise powerless people".^[5]

During the Congressional debate about theIndian Removal Act,Hemphill was split between his support for PresidentAndrew Jacksonand his Quaker constituency's opposition to the law.^[6]He proposed delaying implementation of the act in order to conduct surveys of the land the Native Americans were to be moved to, but his proposal was voted down.^[7]

Business career[edit]

In 1831, Hemphill's son, Alexander, entered into a business partnership withWilliam Ellis Tuckerfor his porcelain factory in Philadelphia. Tucker died in 1832 and the firm was joined by Joseph and his brother Thomas. The factory continued production under the Hemphill name until it closed in 1838.^[8]

Personal life[edit]

He purchased theHistoric Strawberry Mansionin Fairmount Park from JudgeWilliam Lewisin 1821 and used it as his summer home.^[9]He added theGreek Revivalwings to the structure and was known to entertainJohn C. Calhounfrom South Carolina and theMarquis de Lafayettefrom France.^[10]

In September, 1806, he married Margaret Coleman, daughter of the wealthy industrialistRobert Colemanfrom Lancaster, Pennsylvania.^[1]

He died in Philadelphia on May 28, 1842, and was interred atLaurel Hill Cemetery.^[11]

A descendant,Alexander Hemphill,served asCity Controllerfor Philadelphia from 1958 to 1968.^[12]

Bibliography[edit]

Mr. Hemphill's speech in the House of Representatives, on the 14th of January, 1823, on the following bill: To procure the necessary surveys, plans and estimates, on the subject of roads and canals.,Washington, D.C., D. Rapine, 1823
Mr. Hemphill's speech on the bill to construct a national road from Buffalo, passing by the seat of the general government, to New Orleans. Delivered in the House of Representatives, U.S. 23d March, 1830.,Washington, D.C., Wm. Greer printer, 1830

References[edit]

^^a ^bFuthey, J. Smith; Cope, Gilbert (881).History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches - Volume 2.Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts & Co. pp. 595–596.ISBN 9780788443879.RetrievedMarch 22,2022.
^^a ^b"The Political Graveyard: Helman to Hendershott".politicalgraveyard.The Political Graveyard.RetrievedMarch 23,2022.
^Ashmeade, Henry Graham (1884).History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. pp.703–704.RetrievedJuly 16,2017.
^Wettemann, Robert, P. Jr. (2009).Privilege vs. Equality: Civil-Military Relations in the Jacksonian Era, 1815-1845.Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, Inc. p. 79.ISBN 978-0-275-98603-2.RetrievedMarch 24,2022.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Shearer, Benjamin F. (2004).The Uniting States: Louisiana to Ohio.Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 681.ISBN 0-313-33105-7.RetrievedMarch 24,2022.
^Cheathem, Mark Renfred (2008).Jacksonian and Antebellum Age: People and Perspectives.Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 143.ISBN 978-1-59884-017-9.RetrievedMarch 28,2022.
^Remini, Robert V. (1981).Andrew Jackson: Volume 2 - The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832.Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 262.ISBN 0-8018-5912-3.RetrievedMarch 25,2022.
^Boger, Louise Ade (1971).The Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain.New York: Scribners. pp.350.ISBN 0-684-10031-2.
^"Judge Joseph Hemphill".historicstrawberrymansion.org.Historic Strawberry Mansion.RetrievedMarch 22,2022.
^"Strawberry Mansion".hmdb.org.The Historical Marker Database.RetrievedMarch 24,2022.
^"Hemphill, Joseph 1770-1842".bioguide.congress.gov.Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.RetrievedMarch 22,2022.
^"Alexander Hemphill, 64; served as City Controller".newspapers.The Philadelphia Inquirer.RetrievedMarch 25,2022.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Richard Thomas	Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Succeeded by Isaac Anderson,Joseph Hiester,andJohn Whitehill
Preceded by William Anderson,Joseph Hopkinson,John Sergeant,andAdam Seybert	Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 1st congressional district March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 alongside: Samuel Edwards,John Sergeant,andThomas Forrest(1819–1821) Samuel Edwards,William Milnor,andJohn Sergeant(1821–1822) Samuel Edwards,John Sergeant,andThomas Forrest(1822–1823)	Succeeded by Samuel Breck
Preceded by William Darlington,andSamuel Gross	Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1823 – 1826	Succeeded by Thomas Kittera
Preceded by Joel Barlow Sutherland	Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	Succeeded by John G. Watmough

[Smith-1] Futhey, J. Smith; Cope, Gilbert (881).History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches - Volume 2.Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts & Co. pp. 595–596.ISBN 9780788443879.RetrievedMarch 22,2022.

[PoliticalGraveyard-2] "The Political Graveyard: Helman to Hendershott".politicalgraveyard.The Political Graveyard.RetrievedMarch 23,2022.

[3] Ashmeade, Henry Graham (1884).History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. pp.703–704.RetrievedJuly 16,2017.

[4] Wettemann, Robert, P. Jr. (2009).Privilege vs. Equality: Civil-Military Relations in the Jacksonian Era, 1815-1845.Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, Inc. p. 79.ISBN 978-0-275-98603-2.RetrievedMarch 24,2022.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[5] Shearer, Benjamin F. (2004).The Uniting States: Louisiana to Ohio.Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 681.ISBN 0-313-33105-7.RetrievedMarch 24,2022.

[6] Cheathem, Mark Renfred (2008).Jacksonian and Antebellum Age: People and Perspectives.Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 143.ISBN 978-1-59884-017-9.RetrievedMarch 28,2022.

[7] Remini, Robert V. (1981).Andrew Jackson: Volume 2 - The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832.Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 262.ISBN 0-8018-5912-3.RetrievedMarch 25,2022.

[DWPP-8] Boger, Louise Ade (1971).The Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain.New York: Scribners. pp.350.ISBN 0-684-10031-2.

[9] "Judge Joseph Hemphill".historicstrawberrymansion.org.Historic Strawberry Mansion.RetrievedMarch 22,2022.

[10] "Strawberry Mansion".hmdb.org.The Historical Marker Database.RetrievedMarch 24,2022.

[bio-11] "Hemphill, Joseph 1770-1842".bioguide.congress.gov.Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.RetrievedMarch 22,2022.

[12] "Alexander Hemphill, 64; served as City Controller".newspapers.The Philadelphia Inquirer.RetrievedMarch 25,2022.

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v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
1st district	Fitzsimons Swanwick Waln W. Jones (3- and 4-seat era,A:Clay Say Seybert W. Milnor Seybert Forrest W. Milnor Forrest,B:Ja. Richards W. Anderson T. Smith W. Anderson Hemphill,C:Leib Porter J. Milnor C. Ingersoll Hopkinson S. Edwards,D:Conard J. Williams Sergeant) Breck Wurts Sutherland Paynter C. Brown E. Morris Levin Florence Lehman Randall Freeman Bingham Vare Hazlett Beck Ransley Sacks Gallagher Barrett Gallagher Barrett M. Myers Foglietta B. Brady B. Fitzpatrick
2nd district	F. A. C. Muhlenberg (Multiple seat era,A:F. A. C. Muhlenberg McClenachan Leib W. Milnor R. Brown Rog. Davis W. Darlington I. Darlington W. Darlington Hemphill T. Kittera Hemphill Sergeant Horn Binney J. Ingersoll Sergeant J. Ingersoll,B:Conrad W. Milnor J. Roberts Henderson Hahn Pawling Gross Harper Toland,C:I. Van Horne Pugh J. Ross Rodman) J. Ingersoll Chandler Tyson E. Morris Biddle O'Neill Creely O'Neill Adams J. Reyburn Cook W. Reyburn Graham Stokes Beck W. H. Wilson Pratt W. Granahan McGarvey W. Granahan K. Granahan Nix Gray Blackwell Fattah D. Evans Boyle
3rd district	Jacobs (Multiple seat era,A:Thomas Hemphill Jos. Hiester Lower Joh. Hiester D. Hiester II Rog. Davis Gloninger Crouch Whiteside Hibshman Buchanan,B:I. Anderson M. Richards Hyneman Ja. Whitehill Slaymaker Wallace J. Phillips,C:Jo. Whitehill R. Jenkins Lefever) D. Miller Watmough Ash Harper Naylor C. Ingersoll Joh. Smith Jo. Campbell C. Brown H. Moore Robbins Millward Landy Verree L. Myers Moffet L. Myers Randall Vaux McAleer Halterman McAleer Burk Castor J. Moore Ransley Waldron Fenerty Bradley Ha. Scott Byrne W. J. Green III Lederer Jos. Smith Borski English Dahlkemper M. Kelly D. Evans
4th district	D. Hiester I (Multiple seat era,A:Sitgreaves R. Brown Hanna R. Whitehill Glasgow Spangler Hostetter Ja. Mitchell Buchanan W. Heister Davies Je. Brown,B:Jo. Richards Chapman P. Muhlenberg I. Van Horne Bard S. Edwards S. Anderson Leiper Potts James,C:Wayne Miner J. Evans E. Darlington J. Edwards) C. Ingersoll Robbins Witte Broom H. Phillips Millward Kelley J. Reyburn Young Foerderer Moon Edmonds Golder Edmonds Daly Sheridan Maloney Chudoff Nix Toll Eilberg Dougherty Kolter Klink M. Hart Altmire Perry Dean
5th district	J. Kittera D. Hiester I Ege Jos. Hiester Gregg D. Montgomery G. Smith (2-seat era,A:W. Crawford Boden Findlay,B:R. Whitehill Rea W. Maclay Fullerton McCullough McSherry) Markley Sterigere J. K. Mann Ja. Fry Fornance Yost Freedley McNair Cadwalader O. Jones J. Wood W. Davis Thayer Taylor Reading Taylor Harmer Robbins Harmer Morrell Foulkrod Donohoe P. Costello Connolly Dorsey Gartner F. Smith Pracht W. J. Green Jr. Sarbacher W. J. Green Jr. W. J. Green III Ware Schulze Clinger Peterson G. Thompson M. Scanlon
6th district	Gregg (1- and 2-seat era,A:S. Maclay Hanna J. Stewart J. Kelly W. Crawford Ingham S. Moore Ingham,B:R. Brown J. Ross Rogers) Harris I. Green Bucher R. Ramsey M. Morris J. Davis R. Ramsey Jenks Erdman Hornbeck Bridges T. Ross W. Everhart Hickman Stiles Boyer Stiles Acker Biery Townsend Ward J. Everhart S. Darlington Robinson T. Butler McCreary Logue Darrow Welsh Rob. Davis Stokes Stack F. Myers McGlinchey Hu. Scott Toll Rhodes Yatron Holden Gerlach R. Costello Houlahan
7th district	Hartley J. Kittera Boude Rea Piper Hyneman Udree Jos. Hiester Udree Worman Udree (2-seat era,A:H. Wilson Krebs Jo. Fry H. King,B:Udree Addams H. Muhlenberg) Wagener Westbrook McIlvaine Dickey Morrison Bridges Bradshaw Chapman Longnecker T. Cooper Stiles Broomall Townsend A. Wood I. Evans Godshalk I. Evans Yardley Hallowell Wanger T. Butler Darrow Drew Darrow Hu. Scott Wolfenden Chadwick James Milliken Watkins L. Williams Edgar Weldon Sestak Meehan M. Scanlon Wild
8th district	Findley Hartley J. Stewart Findley Piper A. Ogle Philson Tod (2 seat era,A:Rogers Wolf S. A. Smith,B:Ingham Ihrie) H. King Hubley Newhard Stevens H. Muhlenberg J. Jones Keim Schwartz McKenty Ancona Getz Clymer Ermentrout Mutchler Wanger Difenderfer Watson T. Butler Wolfenden Gerlach Lichtenwalter Vaughn K. King Curtin Biester Kostmayer J. Coyne Kostmayer Greenwood M. Fitzpatrick P. Murphy M. Fitzpatrick B. Fitzpatrick Cartwright
9th district	Gregg Smilie Bard Burnside W. P. Maclay Jo. Brown (3 seat era,A:Kremer Ford,B:McKean Stephens,C:Ellis E. Van Horne Marr L. Dewart) H. Muhlenberg Keim Ritter Strong J. Jones I. Hiester A. Roberts Stevens O. Dickey A. Smith Hiestand Brunner Erdman Ermentrout H. Green Cassel Griest Watson Frey Gerlach Kinzer Dague Watkins Ware Bu. Shuster Bi. Shuster Meuser
10th district	Bard H. Woods W. Hoge J. Hoge Hamilton W. Hoge Lyle (2-seat era,A:I. Smith W. Wilson Denison,B:J. Irwin D. Scott J. Murray Ellis T. Murray) Ja. Mitchell A. King Clark Reily Simonton Brodhead M. Dimmick Middleswarth J. Ch. Kunkel Killinger Strouse Cake Killinger Mutchler Bridges Bachman Mutchler Sowden Brosius W. Connell Cassel Howell Dale Nicholls Farr McLane Farr C. Connell Griest Kinzer J. Murphy Scoblick O'Neill Carrigg Prokop W. Scranton McDade Sherwood Carney Marino Perry
11th district	Findley Smilie Lucas S. Smith Lacock Findley Marchand Plumer (2-seat era,A:J. Wilson T. Crawford,B:Findlay W. Ramsey McCoy) Barnitz Logan Gerry Bidlack Leib C. Butler Brisbin H. Fuller Straub Jam. Campbell W. L. Dewart Jam. Campbell Johnson Van Auken Collins Klotz Storm Buckalew J. Scranton Amerman J. Scranton W. Connell Palmer Lenahan Palmer Bowman Joh. Casey Templeton Joh. Casey C. Coughlin Watres P. Boland V. Boland J. Murphy Flood M. Jenkins Flood Musto Nelligan Harrison Kanjorski Barletta Smucker
12th district	Gallatin W. Hoge Lyle Patterson Jo. Brown Jo. Mitchell J. Scott R. Allison Chambers Sheffer J. Cooper Read G. Fuller Wilmot Grow H. Wright H. Fuller J. Montgomery Leidy G. Scranton H. Wright Denison Woodward Shoemaker Ketcham Stanton H. Wright J. Scranton Connolly J. Scranton Lynch Osborne Shonk Hines Leisenring M. Williams Davenport Palmer Patterson C. Brumm Garner R. Lee Heaton Reber Joh. Casey Carpenter Joh. Casey Turpin Flannery T. Miller Fenton Whalley Saylor Murtha Critz Rothfus Marino Keller S. Lee
13th district	Griffin Tarr A. Stewart Tod Thomson C. Forward Burd J. Miller J. Black McClure W. S. Ramsey McClure Gustine Frick Pollock Jos. Casey Gamble Packer W. Dimmick Johnson Tracy Mercur Bunnell Strawbridge Ja. Reilly Ryon C. Brumm Ja. Reilly C. Brumm Ryan Patterson Kline Rothermel Dewalt Gernerd G. Brumm Palmer G. Brumm Gildea Fenton Hoch F. A. Muhlenberg Rhodes McConnell Lafore Schweiker L. Coughlin Margolies-Mezvinsky Fox Hoeffel Schwartz Boyle Joyce
14th district	Tannehill J. Woods Baldwin W. Forward A. Stewart T. Irwin Potter McCulloch Irvin A. Ramsey Eckert Pitman Bibighaus Grow W. Miller G. Miller Packer Killinger Barr Bound Rife Woomer Olmsted C. Wright Lilley Pratt Kipp Ainey McFadden Croll Esterly Bushong Esterly Lichtenwalner Richardson Moser Hoch Gillette Carrigg Rhodes Moorhead W. Coyne Doyle Reschenthaler
15th district	T. Wilson R. Moore Farrelly Patterson Lawrence McCreery McKennan Beaumont Petrikin Bidlack Nes McClean Nes Danner Kurtz Gamble Pearce A. White Hale J. Bailey Glossbrenner Haldeman Magee Powell Overton Jadwin Post Bunnell M. Wright Jorden Codding C. Wright Deemer W. B. Wilson Kiess McFadden Dietrich Rutherford Gillette Rich Bush Walter Rooney Ritter McHale Toomey C. Dent Wild G. Thompson
16th district	(2-seat era,A:J. Allison Orr Denny,B:W. Forward Stevenson Gilmore) Anthony Hammond Snyder J. Black Brady McLanahan Kurtz Todd Ahl Junkin J. Bailey Coffroth Koontz Meyers Cessna S. Ross Jo. I. Mitchell R. J. C. Walker W. Brown McCormick Hopkins Leonard Packer Deemer Dickerman Samuel McHenry Lesher Kline Kiess Rich T. Scanlon McConnell J. Cr. Kunkel Eshleman B. Walker Pitts Smucker M. Kelly
17th district	Plumer Coulter Laporte S. Morris Dimock Read Irvin Blanchard Calvin Parker Russell Robison W. Reilly McPherson McAllister Barker Morrell Speer Jo. Reilly Jac. Campbell Coffroth Jac. Campbell Scull Buckalew Wolverton Kulp Polk Billmeyer Mahon Focht Dershem Focht Cummings Magrady Ditter McConnell Simpson Bush Schneebeli Ertel Gekas Holden Cartwright Lamb Deluzio
18th district	Farrelly Barlow Sill Banks Burd J. Mann C. Ogle H. Black J. Russell A. Stewart A. Ogle Dawson McCulloch Edie Blair Hale S. Wilson Armstrong Sherwood S. Ross Stenger Fisher Atkinson Mahon Olmsted Kreider Beers Biddle Focht Simpson J. Cr. Kunkel Mumma Simpson Elliott Whalley Corbett Heinz Walgren Santorum Doyle T. Murphy Lamb Doyle
19th district	Coulter Klingensmith Marchand Foster J. Mann Kuhns Drum Covode Scofield Curtis Maish Beltzhoover Duncan Swope Maish Beltzhoover Stahle Benner Ziegler Lewis A. Evans Reynolds Hartman W. Bailey Rose Sites Swartz Doutrich Swope Gavin Stauffer Quigley Stauffer Quigley G. Goodling Craley G. Goodling B. Goodling Platts
20th district	Hook Beeson
29th district	Brainerd
32nd district	Ja. Brown Barchfeld G. Campbell S. Porter Erk Muldowney Moritz Eberharter J. Wright Eberharter
33rd district	M. C. Kelly Ellenbogen McArdle Holland Weiss F. Buchanan V. Buchanan
34th district	Morin Sullivan Dunn J. Wright
35th district	J. M. Magee Estep
36th district	G. Campbell

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