Nathan J. Sharpless

Nathan J. Sharpless
Nathan J. Sharpless
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; from the Chester County district
	In office; 1865–1867 Serving with William Bell Waddell and Nathan A. Pennypacker
Preceded by	Persifor Frazer Smith, William Windle, Robert L. McClellan
Succeeded by	John Hickman, James M. Phillips, Stephen M. Meredith
Personal details
Born	July 28, 1823; near Downingtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 30, 1893 (aged 69); West Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Downingtown Friends Meeting House Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ruthanna Edge (m. 1848)
Children	4
Occupation	Politician; farmer; merchant; surveyor;

Nathan J. Sharpless (July 28, 1823 – May 30, 1893) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1865 to 1867.

Early life[edit]

Nathan J. Sharpless was born on July 28, 1823, near Downingtown, Pennsylvania, to Sophia (née Clemson) and Joshua B. Sharpless.^[1]^[2]

Career[edit]

Sharpless worked as a merchant in Downingtown. He then moved to Paradise Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and worked as a farmer there from 1852 to 1857. In 1857, he returned to Chester County.^[2] He was elected justice of the peace and school director of West Marlborough Township. He also worked in real estate and insurance.^[1]

Sharpless was a Republican. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1865 to 1867.^[1]^[3] He was a member of the council of Downingtown.^[4]

Sharpless worked as a land surveyor and conveyancer in West Grove.^[1]^[2] He was president of the State Experimental Farm Club.^[2]

Personal life[edit]

Sharpless married Ruthanna Edge, daughter of John Edge, on February 23, 1848. He had four children, Francis (1850–1851), Fannie R. (born 1851), Elizabeth (born 1853) and Joshua (1856–1856).^[2]

Sharpless died on May 30, 1893, at his home in West Grove. He was interred at Downingtown Friends Meeting House Cemetery.^[1]^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Nathan J. Sharpless". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cope, Gilbert (1887). Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, Descended from John and Jane Sharples, Settlers Near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682. pp. 455, 870. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Archive.org.
^ Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 441. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Archive.org.
^ Pennypacker, Charles H. (1909). History of Downingtown, Chester County, Pa. Downingtown Publishing Company. pp. 166–167. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Archive.org.
^ "Death of Nathan J. Sharpless". Delaware Gazette and State Journal. June 1, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[pa-1] "Nathan J. Sharpless". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

[sharpless-2] Cope, Gilbert (1887). Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, Descended from John and Jane Sharples, Settlers Near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682. pp. 455, 870. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Archive.org.

[3] Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 441. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Archive.org.

[4] Pennypacker, Charles H. (1909). History of Downingtown, Chester County, Pa. Downingtown Publishing Company. pp. 166–167. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Archive.org.

[5] "Death of Nathan J. Sharpless". Delaware Gazette and State Journal. June 1, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved December 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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