Abel Darlington (February 22, 1810 – January 1897) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

, representing

Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee, United States * Cheshire or the County Palatine of Chester, a ceremonial county in the North Wes ...

in 1870.

Biography

Abel Darlington was born on February 22, 1810, in Westtown Township, Pennsylvania. Darlington was a farmer. He was elected as justice of the peace and served from 1853 to 1869 and from 1871 to 1890. Darlington was a Republican. He served as a member of the

, representing

in 1870. Darlington died on January 26 or 27, 1897, at his home in Pocopson Township.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darlington, Abel 1810 births 1897 deaths Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania Farmers from Pennsylvania American justices of the peace Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 19th-century American farmers 19th-century American legislators