William Piper

William Piper (January 1, 1774–1852) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

He was born at Bloody Run (now Everett, Pennsylvania), Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He commanded a regiment during the War of 1812, and served as adjutant general of Pennsylvania after the war. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate.[1] Piper was elected as a Republican to the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses. He died in Hopewell Township, near Everett, Pennsylvania, in 1852. Interment in the Piper Cemetery on his farm in Hopewell Township.

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Preceded by
John Rea
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district

1811 - 1813
Succeeded by
John M. Hyneman
Preceded by
William Findley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

1813 - 1817
Succeeded by
Alexander Ogle