Asa Packer
Former United States Representative
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... Wikipedia
Born: December 29, 1805, Mystic, CT
Died: May 17, 1879 (age 73 years), Philadelphia, PA
Children: Robert Asa Packer
Parents: Elisha Packer, Jr
Organizations founded: Lehigh University and Lehigh Valley Railroad
Grandparents: Elisha Packer, Sr and Lucy Packer
Great-grandparents: Ichabod Packer, Isaac Smith, and Esther Smith