biography
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| (1784–1868)
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| biography:
| Protestant administrator and US senator, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. He emigrated to Pennsylvania with his family in 1792, and taught at a school in Butler, PA. He entered local politics, holding several small offices before winning election to the US Senate, and spoke out against slavery during his single Senate term (Democrat, 1819–25). In 1825–36 he was secretary of the Senate, after which he directed the activities of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. Three of his sons became foreign missionaries. |
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