John Banks (U.S. politician)

John Banks (October 17, 1793 – April 3, 1864) was an Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

John Banks
Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office 1847–1848
Governor	Francis R. Shunk
Preceded by	James Ross Snowden
Succeeded by	Arnold Plumber
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 24th district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 31, 1836
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	John James Pearson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Thomas Hale Sill
Succeeded by	George Burd
Personal details
Born	October 17, 1793 Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Died	April 3, 1864 (aged 70)
Political party	Anti-Masonic

John Banks was born near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, in 1819. He moved to Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and continued the practice of law.

Banks was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-second, Twenty-third, and Twenty-fourth Congresses and served until his resignation on March 31, 1836.[1] He became judge of the Berks judicial district from May 1836 until he resigned to become State treasurer of Pennsylvania in 1847. He resumed the practice of law in Reading, Pennsylvania, where he died in 1864. Interment in Reading's Charles Evans Cemetery.

References

1. The Congressional Globe, 1836

• United States Congress. "John Banks (id: B000114)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard