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About Asa Packer
Asa Packer was an American businessman who pioneered railroad construction, was active in Pennsylvania politics, and founded Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was a conservative and religious man who reflected the image of the typical Connecticut Yankee. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1857.
Everything about Asa Packer →- Occupation
- politician, judge
- Position held
- United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 29, 1805
- Died
- May 17, 1879