John Alexander Ahl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Alexander Ahl
American politician
Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1813
Place of Birth: Strasburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 25-Apr-1882
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About John Alexander Ahl
- John Alexander Ahl (August 16, 1813 – April 25, 1882) was a surgeon, real estate developer, paper mill and iron furnace operator, railroad executive and United States Congressman from Pennsylvania.
- He was born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania in 1813. He studied medicine at the University of Maryland, and graduated in 1832.
- He moved to Centerville, Pennsylvania, where he practiced medicine through 1856.
- That year, he began in the real estate business, bought a paper mill in Newville, Pennsylvania, and served as a delegate to the 1856 Democratic National Convention in Cincinnati.
- He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1857, leaving upon the completion of his first term.
- He then manufactured paper and operated an iron furnace in Sharpsburg, Maryland.
- He also served as the planner and the major builder of the Harrisburg and Potomac Railroad.
- He died in Newville in 1882, and is buried in Big Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.
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