McCORMICK, Joseph
Source: Wyoming Democrat, Tunkhannock, PA 22 Feb 1871 Wed p 2
A Legislative Nestor – The Wisconsin Legislative Manual says: “Joseph McCormick, Democrat, was born in the town of Wyoming, PA April 18, 1787 and is the oldest member of any legislative body in the world. He received a common school education and is by occupation a farmer. From Wyoming he went with his parents to Steuben County NY in 1789; to Lawrenceville, Tioga County, PA in 1812; to Louisville, Ky in 1819 to Covington Ind in 1829 to St. Louis Missouri temporarily in 1841; to Rob Roy, Warren County, ill in 1844, and to Manitowic, Wisconsin in 1848. For several years he was operating backward and forward between Indiana and Texas, and was elected a member of the Convention to form a Constitution for Texas, but his family residing in Indiana and having been elected a member of the Assembly from Fountain County, Indiana in 1839, 40, 41 and 1842 and elected to the Assembly of Wisconsin in 1870 in the 84th year of his age; was Postmaster at Rob Roy, Fountain County, Indiana under General Jackson; he entered the Military Service of the United States during the War of 1812, and was commissioned Capt. And promoted to Major; participated in the engagements at Tippecanoe, Queenstown, Heights, Lundy’s Lane and the blowing up at Ft. Erie; abandoned the army in 1816.
Source: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Intelligencer Journal Wed 25 Jan 1871 p 2
The Wisconsin Legislative Manual says: “Joseph McCormick (Democrat) was born in the town of Wyoming, PA April 18, 1787 and is the oldest member of the present Assembly and is also believed to be the oldest member of any legislative body in the world. He received a common school education and is by occupation a farmer. From Wyoming he went with his parents to Steuben County NY in 1780; to Lawrenceville, Tioga County, PA in 1812; to Louisville, Ky in 1819; to Covington In in 1829; to St. Louis, Mo temporarily in 1841; to Rob Roy, Warren County, Ill in 1844 and to Manitowic, Wis in 1848. For several years he was operating backward and forward between Indiana and Texas and was elected a member of the Convention to form a Constitution for Texas but his family residing in Indiana and having been elected a member of the Assembly from that state in the same year he did not take a seat as a member of the Texas Convention. He was a member of the Assembly from Fountain County, Indiana in 1839, 40, 41 and 42 and elected to the Assembly of Wisconsin in 1870 in the 84th year of his age; was Postmaster at Rob Roy, Fountain County under General Jackson; he entered the Military service of the United States during the War of 1812 and was commissioned as Captain and promoted to Major; participated in the engagements at Tippecanoe, Queenstown Height’s Lundy’s Lane and the blowing up of Fort Erie; abandoned the army in 1816.