Wynkoop, Henry, 1737-1816

WYNKOOP, Henry, a Delegate and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pa., March 2, 1737; completed English and classical studies; member of the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1760 and 1761; associate justice of Bucks County Courts 1764-1777 and president judge 1777-1789; member of the committee of observation in 1774; delegate to the provincial conferences of July 15, 1774, and June 18, 1775; major of Bucks County Associated Battalions; member of the general committee of safety in 1776 and 1777; Member of the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1782; justice of the high court of errors and appeals from 1783 to 1789; elected to the First Congress (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791); appointed associate justice of Bucks County, Pa., and served until his death in that county on March 25, 1816; interment in the graveyard of the Low Dutch Reformed Church, Richboro, Pa.

<p>Henry Wynkoop (March 2, 1737 – March 25, 1816) was a member of the Continental Congress (from 1779) and later a United States Representative for the state of Pennsylvania during the First United States Congress, 1789 to 1791.</p>

<p>Wynkoop was born in Northampton Township in the Province of Pennsylvania on March 2, 1737. He inherited his father's 153 acre farm in Newtown upon his death in 1759. He was admitted to Princeton University but he did not complete his studies as he got involved in local politics.</p>

<p>Prior to his term as a representative, he served as a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and the orphan's court in Kingston, Pennsylvania from 1780 to 1789. After his term in Congress, he was appointed as an Associate Judge in Bucks County, as which he served until his death in that county on March 25, 1816; he was interred in the graveyard of the Low Dutch Reformed Church, Richboro, Pennsylvania.</p>

<ul><b>RACES</b>
<li>10/09/1792 PA At-Large Lost 3.40% (-4.55%)</li>
<li>11/26/1788 PA At-Large Won 7.09% (+0.00%)</li>
<li>11/12/1787 Constitutional Convention Delegates Won 25.00% (+0.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1781 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1780 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1779 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1778 PA Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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