John Covode
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 21st district |
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In office February 9, 1870 – January 11, 1871 |
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| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Henry D. Foster |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 21st district |
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In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
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| Preceded by | John L. Dawson |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 19th district |
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In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1863 |
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| Preceded by | Augustus Drum |
| Succeeded by | Glenni W. Scofield |
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March 17, 1808 Fairfield, Pennsylvania |
| Died | January 11, 1871 (aged 62) |
| Political party | Whig |
John Covode (March 17, 1808 – January 11, 1871) was a United States Congressman and abolitionist.
Covode was born in West Fairfield, Pennsylvania. After serving an apprenticeship to a blacksmith, he became involved in the Westmoreland Coal Company, serving as the first president of the company in 1854.
In 1854, he was elected to Congress as an Opposition Party candidate.
After joining the Republican Party, he was re-elected to the 35th Congress in 1856. He was a strong supporter of the Freedmen's Bureau, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Reconstruction Acts. He attended the Union National Convention in Philadelphia in 1866. On February 21, 1868, Covode introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to impeach President Andrew Johnson.
He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Public Expenditures from 1857 until 1859 and the United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds from 1867 until 1869. He also served on the United States Congress Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War.
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