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Robert Brown (Pennsylvania Politician)
Robert Brown (December 25, 1744 – February 26, 1823) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania. Brown was born in Weaversville in East Allen Township, Pennsylvania, he attended the common schools and was apprenticed to the blacksmith trade. American Revolutionary War At the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, he was commissioned first lieutenant in the Pennsylvania "Flying Camp". On September 10, 1776; he was captured at the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776 and worked at the blacksmith trade while a prisoner. He was later put aboard the prison ship Judith and was subsequently imprisoned in New York City's Old City Hall. He was paroled on board ship December 10, 1777. Pennsylvania Senate and Congress Brown was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1783 to 1787, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel Sitgreaves. He was reelected to the Sixth and to sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Representative
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member congressional districts allocated to each state on a basis of population as measured by the United States Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, although universal suffrage did not come to effect until after the passage of the 19th Amendment and the Civil Rights Movement. Since 1913, the number of voting representatives h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bard
David Bard (1744 – March 12, 1815) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania. Born at Carroll's Delight in Adams County, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Princeton College (New Jersey) in 1773. He studied theology and was licensed to preach by the Donegal Presbytery in 1777. He was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry at Lower Conotheague in 1779, and was a missionary in Virginia and west of the Allegheny Mountains. From 1786 to 1789, he was a pastor at Bedford, Pennsylvania, and later at Frankstown (now Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania). Bard was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1795, to March 3, 1799. He was elected as a Republican to the Eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1803, until his death in Alexandria, Pennsylvania Alexandria is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 388 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1744 Births
Events January–March * January 6 – The Royal Navy ship ''Bacchus'' engages the Spanish Navy privateer ''Begona'', and sinks it; 90 of the 120 Spanish sailors die, but 30 of the crew are rescued. * January 24 – The Dagohoy rebellion in the Philippines begins, with the killing of Father Giuseppe Lamberti. * February – Violent storms frustrate a planned French invasion of Britain. * February 22– 23 – Battle of Toulon: The British fleet is defeated by a joint Franco-Spanish fleet. * March 1 (approximately) – The Great Comet of 1744, one of the brightest ever seen, reaches perihelion. * March 13 – The British ship ''Betty'' capsizes and sinks off of the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) near Anomabu. More than 200 people on board die, although there are a few survivors. * March 15 – France declares war on Great Britain. April–June * April – ''The Female Spectator'' (a monthly) is founded by Eliza Haywood in E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel D
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Crawford (Pennsylvania)
William Crawford (1760October 23, 1823) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and a slaveholder. Updated 12 April 2022 Crawford was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1760. He received a liberal schooling, studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1781 received his degree. He emigrated to the United States and settled near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He purchased a farm on Marsh Creek in 1785, where he spent the rest of his life practicing medicine. He was an associate judge for Adams County, Pennsylvania, from 1801 to 1808. Crawford was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh In music or music theory, an eleventh is the note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord and also the interval between the root and the eleventh. The interval can be also described as a compound fourth, spanning an octave plus a ... and to the three succeeding Congresses. He again resumed the practice of medicine near Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rodman (Pennsylvania Politician)
William Rodman (October 7, 1757 – July 27, 1824) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. William Rodman was born in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, near Bristol, Pennsylvania. He served in the American Revolutionary War as a private and subsequently as brigade quartermaster. He commanded a company during the Whisky Rebellion in 1794. He was a justice of the peace from 1791 to 1800, and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1799 to 1803. Rodman was elected as a Republican to the Twelfth Congress. He died at "Flushing" near Bristol and is interred at the St. James Episcopal Churchyard in Bristol, Pennsylvania Bristol is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located northeast of Center City Philadelphia, opposite Burlington, New Jersey on the Delaware River. It antedates Philadelphia, being settled in 1681 and first incorpora .... Notes Sources The Political Graveyard External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (representative)
John Ross (February 24, 1770 in Solebury, Bucks County, Pennsylvania – January 31, 1834 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania), was a Representative to the U.S. Congress from Pennsylvania. Ross studied law in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar in 1792 and engaged in practice in Easton, Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1800. He was clerk of the orphans’ court and recorder from 1800 to 1803, county register from 1800 to 1809, and burgess of Easton in 1804. Ross was elected as a Republican to the Eleventh Congress. He was again elected to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses. He resigned in 1818 to become president judge of the seventh judicial district of the State. He was transferred to the State supreme bench in 1830 and served until his death. Ross was married to Mary Ross (1774–1845); they were the parents of Thomas Ross, another congressman. He was buried in a private cemeter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Milnor
William Milnor (June 26, 1769 – December 13, 1848) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and Mayor of Philadelphia. William Milnor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Philadelphia, and was elected as a Federalist to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Accounts during the Eleventh Congress. He was elected to the Fourteenth Congress, and again elected to the Seventeenth Congress and served until his resignation on May 8, 1822. Milnor elected mayor of Philadelphia on October 20, 1829, and served one year. He died in Burlington, New Jersey, and was buried in that city's Saint Mary's Episcopal Churchyard. Milnor was a slaveowner. Family William Milnor was the brother of James Milnor, a lawyer, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and rector of St. George’s Chapel in Manhattan, New York. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pugh (Pennsylvania Politician)
John Pugh (June 2, 1761 – July 13, 1842) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Pugh was born in Hilltown Township, Pennsylvania. He briefly served in the American Revolutionary War as a captain in the Pennsylvania militia. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits, and served as justice of the peace. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1800 to 1804. Pugh was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1808 to the Eleventh Congress. He was register of wills and recorder of deeds of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, from 1810 to 1821. He died in Doylestown, Pennsylvania Doylestown is a borough and the county seat of Bucks County in Pennsylvania, United States. It is located northwest of Trenton, north of Center City, Philadelphia, southeast of Allentown, and southwest of New York City. As of the 2020 cen ... and was buried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Conrad
Frederick Conrad (1759August 3, 1827) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was also a slaveholder. Updated 12 April 2022 Early life Frederick Conrad was born near Worcester Township in the Province of Pennsylvania. Employment He was elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1798, 1800, and 1802. He served as paymaster of the Fifty-first Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia in 1804 and 1805. Political life Conrad was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Accounts during the Ninth Congress. He was appointed justice of the peace 1807, prothonotary and clerk of the courts in 1821, and reappointed in 1824. He resided near Center Point, Pennsylvania, and was interested in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown is a municipality with home rule status and the county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Davis (Pennsylvania Politician)
Roger Davis (October 2, 1762November 20, 1815) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Roger Davis was born in Charlestown Village in the Province of Pennsylvania. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and commenced practice about 1785 in Charlestown. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1809 to 1811. Davis was elected as a Republican to the Twelfth and Thirteenth In music or music theory, a thirteenth is the note thirteen scale degrees from the root of a chord and also the interval between the root and the thirteenth. The interval can be also described as a compound sixth, spanning an octa ... Congresses. He resumed the practice of medicine in Charlestown, where he died in 1815, and was interred in Great Valley Presbyterian Churchyard. Sources The Political Graveyard 1762 births 1815 deaths Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Perelman School of Medici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Roberts (politician)
Jonathan Roberts (August 16, 1771July 24, 1854) was an American politician who served as a United States representative and Senator from Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1814 and 1814 to 1821 respectively. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. Life and career Roberts was born near Norristown in the Province of Pennsylvania and was educated by a private tutor. He later worked as a wheelwright apprentice. From 1799 to 1800 Roberts served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1807 to 1811. On March 4, 1811, he began his tenure as a United States representative from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, having been elected as a Democratic-Republican. Working through the 12th and 13th United States Congresses he resigned on February 24, 1814, having been elected to the United States Senate to replace Michael Leib, who himself had resigned. He started his service in the Senate on the same day. Re-elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
