John P. Fockler

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{{Short description|American politician (died 1911)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = John P. Fockler
| image = John P. Fockler (1911) (cropped).png
| alt =
| caption = Fockler in a 1911 newspaper
| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = [[Washington County, Maryland|Washington County]]
| term_start = 1892
| term_end = 1894
| alongside = [[Edward Garrott]], [[Robert F. Shafer]], [[Charles H. Smith (Maryland politician)|Charles H. Smith]]
| predecessor = [[John H. Harp]], [[Martin L. Keedy]], [[Lewis C. Remsberg]], [[Moses Whitson]]
| successor = [[Jeremiah G. Cromer]], [[Tilghman J. Fahrney]], John H. Harp, [[Norman B. Scott Jr.]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Washington County, Maryland]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and given age|1911|12|5|50}}
| death_place = [[Cavetown, Maryland]], U.S.
| resting_place = Smithsburg Cemetery
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse = Alice Harbaugh
| children = 2
| education =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|educator}}
| signature =
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'''John P. Fockler''' (died December 5, 1911) was an American politician and educator from Maryland.

==Early life==
John P. Fockler was born in [[Washington County, Maryland]], to Benjamin Fockler.<ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-prominent-educator-of/146190947/ |title=Prominent Educator of Hagerstown Dead |date=1911-12-06 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=13 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-27}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-john-p-fockler-6-dec-1911-th/146192238/ |title=John P. Fockler |date=1911-12-06 |newspaper=The News |page=5 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-27}}{{Open access}}</ref>

==Career==
Fockler was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. He served as a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], representing Washington County from 1892 to 1894. He was a member of the education committee.<ref name="obit"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/wahouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Washington County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |date=2018-04-13 |access-date=2024-04-27}}</ref>

Fockler taught school in Washington County for 27 years. He was superintendent of [[Washington County Public Schools]] for eight years.<ref name="obit"/>

==Personal life==
Fockler married Alice Harbaugh. They had two children, Clifford B. and Mrs. L. B. Anderson.<ref name="obit"/> His brother was B. Edwin Fockler, principal of North East High School.<ref name="obit"/> He was a member of the Reformed Church and the Freemasons.<ref name="obit"/>

Fockler died on December 5, 1911, aged 50, at his home in [[Cavetown, Maryland|Cavetown]].<ref name="obit"/> He was buried at Smithsburg Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-john-p-fockler-buried/146192315/ |title=John P. Fockler Buried |date=1911-12-08 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=10 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-27}}{{Open access}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]
[[Category:1860s births]]
[[Category:1911 deaths]]
[[Categoryeople from Washington County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Educators from Maryland]]
[[Categoryemocratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates]]
[[Category:19th-century American educators]]
[[Category:19th-century American politicians]]
[[Category:Burials in Maryland]]

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