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Andrew Buchanan (American politician)

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Andrew Buchanan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1839
Preceded byAndrew Stewart
Succeeded byEnos Hook
Personal details
Born(1780-04-08)April 8, 1780
Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 2, 1848(1848-12-02) (aged 68)
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery
Political partyJacksonian
SpouseRhoda Stephenson
Children11
Alma materDickinson College
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Andrew Buchanan (April 8, 1780 – December 2, 1848) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

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Early life

Andrew Buchanan was born on April 8, 1780, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1798.[1]

Career

Buchanan commenced practice in York. He located in Waynesburg in 1803.[1] He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and in the Pennsylvania Senate.[1]

In 1834, Buchanan was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, defeating Andrew Stewart.[1][2] He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Elections during the Twenty-fifth Congress.[1] He resumed the practice of his profession until his death.[1]

Personal life

Buchanan married Rhoda Stephenson of New Jersey. They had eleven children.[3]

Buchanan died on December 2, 1848, in Waynesburg. He was interred in Waynesburg Commons and later re-interred in Green Mount Cemetery.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Buchanan, Andrew". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. ^ "Hon. Andrew Stewart – Dead". The Pittsburgh Daily Gazette. 1872-07-17. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-12-30 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ a b Chester County Newspaper Records. Vol. 1. 1940. Retrieved 2023-12-30 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Sudden Death". The Morning Post. 1848-12-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-12-30 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district

1835–1839
Succeeded by
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