Abraham Robinson McIlvaine
Abraham Robinson McIlvaine | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district | |
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 | |
Preceded by | John Westbrook |
Succeeded by | Jesse Column Dickey |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1836-1837 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ridley, Pennsylvania | August 14, 1804
Died | August 22, 1863 Springton Manor Farm | (aged 59)
Political party | Whig |
Abraham Robinson McIlvaine (August 14, 1804 – August 22, 1863) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Abraham R. McIlvaine was born in Ridley, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837. McIlvaine was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses. He served as chairman of the during the Twenty-eighth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1848. He resumed agricultural interests and also engaged in the iron business. He died on his estate, “Springton Manor Farm” in Chester County in 1863. Interment in Caln Orthodox Quaker Meeting Burial Ground near Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Reinterment in Northwood Cemetery in Downingtown.
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- United States Congress. "Abraham Robinson McIlvaine (id: M000474)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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