James Engle

For the American diplomat, see James B. Engle. For the American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, see James Edgar Engle.

James Engle
7th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1809 – January 5, 1821
Preceded byNathaniel Boileau
Succeeded byJohn Weber
Personal details
Born1757 (1757)
Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 5, 1821(1821-01-05) (aged 63–64)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

James Engle (1757[1] – January 5, 1821[2]) fought in the American Revolutionary War, was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives[3] from Philadelphia County and served as speaker in 1809.[4][5]

  1. ^ Daughters of the American Revolution (1908), Lineage Book, vol. 26, Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 200
  2. ^ Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1897), Pennsylvania Archives, s.n., p. 816{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Election Returns", Pennsylvania Herald, p. 2, November 29, 1809
  4. ^ Laws enacted in the general assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Pennsylvania, 1810, p. 12
  5. ^ "Message from the governor", Washington Reporter, p. 2, March 13, 1809