William Rodman (Pennsylvania politician)
William Rodman (October 7, 1757 – July 27, 1824) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William Rodman was born in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, near Bristol, Pennsylvania. He served in the American Revolutionary War as a private and subsequently as brigade quartermaster. He commanded a company during the Whisky Rebellion in 1794. He was a justice of the peace from 1791 to 1800, and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1799 to 1803.[1]
Rodman was elected as a Republican to the Twelfth Congress. He died at "Flushing" near Bristol and is interred at the St. James Episcopal Churchyard in Bristol, Pennsylvania.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ "William Rodman". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "William Rodman". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
Sources[]
- United States Congress. "William Rodman (id: R000375)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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