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William Wilson (Pennsylvania Politician)
William Wilson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives who served Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from March 1815 to March 1819. Despite his four years in office, in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth In music, a fifteenth or double octave, abbreviated ''15ma'', is the interval between one musical note and another with one-quarter the wavelength or quadruple the frequency. It has also been referred to as the bisdiapason. The fourth harmonic, ... Congresses, remarkably little, if any, historical documentation survives regarding William Wilson's life, including the years of his birth and death. External links The Political Graveyard {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, William 18th-century births 19th-century deaths Year of birth unknown Place of birth unknown Year of death unknown Place of death unknown Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 1790s that championed republicanism, agrarianism, political equality, and expansionism. The party became increasingly dominant after the 1800 elections as the opposing Federalist Party collapsed. The Democratic-Republicans splintered during the 1824 presidential election. The majority faction of the Democratic-Republicans eventually coalesced into the modern Democratic Party, while the minority faction ultimately formed the core of what became the Whig Party. The Democratic-Republican Party originated as a faction in Congress that opposed the centralizing policies of Alexander Hamilton, who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington. The Democratic-Republicans and the opposing Federalist Party each became m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives
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 representative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District
Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is located in the east central part of the state and encompasses all of Carbon County, Columbia County, Lebanon County, Montour County, and Schuylkill County, as well as parts of Berks County, Luzerne County, and Northumberland County. Much of the district includes Pennsylvania's Coal Region. Republican Dan Meuser represents the district, serving since 2019. Before 2019, the district was located in the southern part of the state and was a very safe seat for Republicans. According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, in 2010 the 9th was the most Republican district in Pennsylvania (and the Industrial Midwest), then with a score of R+17. Redistricting slightly increased the number of Democrats in the district, with the addition of majority-Democratic Fayette County as well as some of the Democratic portions of Washington, Greene, Cambria and Westmoreland Counties. In 2014, the long-time Republican incumbent, former businessman Bill Shus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th United States Congress
The 14th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in the Old Brick Capitol in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1815, to March 4, 1817, during the seventh and eighth years of James Madison's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority. Major events * November 1816: James Monroe defeated Rufus King in the U.S. presidential election. Major legislation * April 10, 1816: Establishment of the Second Bank of the United States * April 27, 1816: Dallas tariff Proposed, but not enacted * March 3, 1817: Bonus Bill of 1817 (vetoed) Treaties * August 24, 1816: Treaty of St. Louis signed States admitted and territories organized * December 11, 1816: Indiana was admitted as the 19th stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th United States Congress
The 15th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in the Old Brick Capitol in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1817, to March 4, 1819, during the first two years of James Monroe's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority. Letter of December 1818 Two major treaties with the United Kingdom were approved, finalized and signed during the 15th Congress, both the Rush–Bagot Treaty and the Treaty of 1818, both of which pertained to the United States-Canada border, and both of which were overwhelmingly popular in the United States. President James Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams were credited with the accomplishments. A letter signed by many members of congress expressing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Smith (Pennsylvania Politician)
Isaac Smith (January 4, 1761 – April 4, 1834) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Biography Irwin was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits near Level Corners, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1806 to 1808. Smith was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress. He resumed agricultural pursuits and also engaged in the occupation of millwright. He died on his farm at Level Corners, near Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania Jersey Shore is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is on the West Branch Susquehanna River, west by south of Williamsport. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the past, Jers ..., in 1834. Interment in the Pine Creek Presbyterian Churchyard, reinterment in Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Sources The Political Graveyard External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Irwin (Pennsylvania Politician)
Jared Irwin (January 19, 1768September 20, 1818) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Biography Irwin was born in the Province of Georgia of British America. He was appointed commissioner for valuation of lands and dwellings and enumeration of slaves for the second division of Georgia on July 17, 1798. He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Milton, Pennsylvania, and served as postmaster of Milton from June 1, 1802, to June 29, 1803. He was sheriff of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, from 1808 to 1812. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1811, and served as colonel of the Fifth Rifle Regiment in the War of 1812. Irwin was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses. In 1817, Irwin assisted in the establishment and became a military leader of a short-lived revolutionary government, called the Republic of the Floridas, on Amelia Island Amelia Island is a part of the Sea Islands chain that stretches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Denison (American Politician)
George Denison (February 22, 1790 – August 20, 1831) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Denison (uncle of Charles Denison) was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He attended the Wilkes-Barre Academy. He served as clerk of the Wilkes-Barre borough council from 1811 to 1814, and member of the council for many years, serving as president in 1823 and 1824. He served as recorder and registrar of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Luzerne County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is Northeastern Pennsylvania's second-largest county by total area. As of ..., from 1812 to 1815. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813 and commenced practice in Luzerne County. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1815 and 1816. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Murray (congressman)
John Murray (1768 – March 7, 1834) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John Murray was born near Pott's Grove, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1807 to 1810. Murray was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Scott David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and .... He was reelected to the Sixteenth Congress. He died in East Chillisquaque Township, Pennsylvania and was interred in Chillisquaque Cemetery, near Potts Grove. He was a cousin of Thomas Murray, Jr. (1779-1823), who also served as a Congressman from Pennsylvania. Sources The Political Graveyard Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1768 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Scott (Pennsylvania)
David Scott was an American politician who was elected in 1816 as a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives to represent Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district. Scott resigned from the Fifteenth In music, a fifteenth or double octave, abbreviated ''15ma'', is the interval between one musical note and another with one-quarter the wavelength or quadruple the frequency. It has also been referred to as the bisdiapason. The fourth harmonic, ... Congress before it assembled on December 1, 1817, having been appointed president and judge of the court of common pleas.Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989 (GPO, 1989), p. 1780. This entry has been removed from the online Biographical Directory. References SourcesThe Political Graveyard 18th-century births 19th-century deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Place of birth unknown Place of death unknown Democratic-Republican Party members of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century Births
The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading and human trafficking expanded across the shores of the Atlantic, while declining in Russia, China, and Korea. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported slavery. The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, with an emphasis on directly interconnected events. To historians who expand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century Deaths
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
