Category:John W. Forney

**John Weiss Forney**
	Pennsylvania journalist and politician
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Date of birth	30 September 1817; Lancaster
Date of death	9 December 1881; Philadelphia
Place of burial	West Laurel Hill Cemetery;
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Occupation	journalist; writer;
Member of political party	Republican Party; Democratic Party;
Position held	Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1851–1856); Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1860–1861); Secretary of the United States Senate (1861–1868);
Child	Tillie May Forney;
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English: John Weiss Forney (30 September 1817 - 9 December 1881) was an American journalist and politician. He was Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1851-1856 and 1860-1861. He was Secretary of the United States Senate 1861-1868.

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The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total.

John W. Forney - Brady-Handy (3x4).jpg 1,015 × 1,354; 155 KB
John W. Forney - Brady-Handy.jpg 2,920 × 3,680; 1.04 MB
John W. Forney signature.jpg 347 × 93; 8 KB
John W. Forney tombstone.jpg 3,456 × 5,184; 8.3 MB
Office of the Secretary of the Senate, Washington, D.C. - preparing the summons for President Johnson to appear before the court of impeachment LCCN2003655357 (1).jpg 1,070 × 1,395; 344 KB
Photograph of John W. Forney, Secretary of the Senate - NARA - 526861 (3x4).jpg 513 × 684; 99 KB
Photograph of John W. Forney, Secretary of the Senate - NARA - 526861.jpg 2,468 × 3,000; 1.77 MB
Racist poster "The two platforms", 1886.tif 1,451 × 1,157; 4.81 MB
Racistcampaignposter.jpg 1,290 × 1,036; 1.3 MB
Racistcampaignposter1.jpg 1,290 × 1,036; 1.29 MB
Supplemental Act of July 12, 1862, page 2.jpg 2,277 × 3,150; 1.01 MB
Swearing in a Witness at the Impeachment Trial—Colonel Forney, Secretary of the Senate, Administering the Oath to Gen. W.H. Emory, as a Witness of the Managers, Thursday, 2nd Inst (1).jpg 550 × 349; 293 KB

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