John Weinland Killinger
| John W. Killinger | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th district |
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In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
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| Preceded by | John Black Packer |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Fleming Barr |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th district |
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In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | Henry L. Cake |
| Succeeded by | William Mutchler |
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In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
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| Preceded by | John Christian Kunkel |
| Succeeded by | Myer Strouse |
| Member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
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In office 1850-1851 |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
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In office 1854-1857 |
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September 18, 1824 Annville, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 30, 1896 (aged 71) Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College |
John Weinland Killinger (September 18, 1824 – June 30, 1896) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
John W. Killinger was born in Annville, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools of Annville and the Lebanon Academy in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Mercersburg Preparatory School in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, and from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1843. He studied law in Lancaster, was admitted to the bar in 1846 and practiced in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, from 1846 to 1886. He served as prosecuting attorney for Lebanon County in 1848 and 1849.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1850 and 1851, and served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1854 to 1857. He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention.
Killinger was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses. He served as a chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department during the Thirty-seventh Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862. He served as assessor of internal revenue from 1864 to 1866.
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