John W. Rife

John W. Rife
Born	John Winebrenner Rife (1846-08-14)August 14, 1846 Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	April 17, 1908(1908-04-17) (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]

See also

References

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.

External links

• "John W. Rife". Find a Grave. Retrieved October 18, 2008.