John Weiss Forney

John Weiss Forney
5th Secretary of the United States Senate
In office
July 15, 1861 – June 4, 1868
Preceded byAsbury Dickins
Succeeded byGeorge Congdon Gorham
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
In office
February 3, 1860 – July 3, 1861
Preceded byJames C. Allen
Succeeded byEmerson Etheridge
In office
December 1, 1851 – February 2, 1856
Preceded byRichard M. Young
Succeeded byWilliam Cullom
Personal details
Born(1817-09-30)September 30, 1817
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 9, 1881(1881-12-09) (aged 64)
Political partyRepublican
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John Weiss Forney (30 September 1817 – 9 December 1881) was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He was clerk of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 through 1856, and again from 1860 through 1861. He was thereafter secretary of the United States Senate from 1861 through 1868.