Andrew Buchanan (American politician)
Andrew Buchanan | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 20th district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Enos Hook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1780 Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 1848 (aged 68) Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Spouse | Rhoda Stephenson |
| Children | 11 |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
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Andrew Buchanan (April 8, 1780 – December 2, 1848) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life[edit]
Andrew Buchanan was born on April 8, 1780, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1798.[1]
Career[edit]
Buchanan commenced practice in York. He located in Waynesburg in 1803.[1] He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and in the Pennsylvania Senate.[1]
In 1834, Buchanan was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, defeating Andrew Stewart.[1][2] He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Elections during the Twenty-fifth Congress.[1] He resumed the practice of his profession until his death.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Buchanan married Rhoda Stephenson of New Jersey. They had eleven children.[3]
Buchanan died on December 2, 1848, in Waynesburg. He was interred in Waynesburg Commons and later re-interred in Green Mount Cemetery.[1][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Buchanan, Andrew". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Hon. Andrew Stewart – Dead". The Pittsburgh Daily Gazette. 1872-07-17. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-12-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Chester County Newspaper Records. Vol. 1. 1940. Retrieved 2023-12-30 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Sudden Death". The Morning Post. 1848-12-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-12-30 – via Newspapers.com.
- United States Congress. "Andrew Buchanan (id: B001000)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
- Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project
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- 1780 births
- 1848 deaths
- People from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
- Dickinson College alumni
- Pennsylvania lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century American legislators