biography
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| lived:
| (1765–1825)
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| biography:
| US representative, born in Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania, USA. Educated in country schools, he became a lawyer in Chambersburg, PA, where he also served as county commissioner. A Republican member of the Pennsylvania house (1807–8), he was the associate judge for the Cumberland District before going to the US House of Representatives (1815–19), returning to Lurgan afterwards. |
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