John Findlay (U.S. politician)
John Findlay | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district | |
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1827 | |
Preceded by | George Plumer |
Succeeded by | See below |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
In office October 9, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | |
Preceded by | James Duncan |
Succeeded by | Philip Swenk Markley |
Personal details | |
Born | Mercersburg, Province of Pennsylvania, British America | March 31, 1766
Died | November 5, 1838 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 72)
Political party | Democratic-Republican Jacksonian Democrat Jacksonian |
John Findlay (March 31, 1766 – November 5, 1838) was an American politician and served two terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district.
Biography[]
John Findlay was born in Mercersburg in the Province of Pennsylvania as the oldest son of Samuel Findlay and Jane (née Smith).[1] His younger brothers were William Findlay and James Findlay. All three brothers became politicians, serving at national, state and local levels. William served two terms as governor of Pennsylvania, and James served as mayor of Cincinnati before the War of 1812, and later as US Representative, from 1825-1833.
Findlay served as a prothonotary from 1809 to 1821. He served as a captain in the War of 1812. He moved to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where he served as a register and recorder of deeds, generally considered an advantageous appointment. He later was appointed as a clerk of the orphans’ court and clerk of the court of quarter sessions, serving from 1809 to 1818.
Findlay joined the Republican Party. He won a special election to the Seventeenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Duncan. He was reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1826. Appointed as US postmaster of Chambersburg on March 20, 1829, he served until his death there in 1838. He was buried in Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Chambersburg.
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This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (May 2013) |
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- United States Congress. "John Findlay (id: F000120)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Sources[]
- United States Congress. "John Findlay (id: F000120)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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