Abraham Robinson McIlvaine
Abraham Robinson McIlvaine (August 14, 1804 – August 22, 1863) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Abraham Robinson McIlvaine | |
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 McIlvaine in the 1840s | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | John Westbrook |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Column Dickey |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1836–1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1804 Ridley, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 22, 1863 (aged 59) Springton Manor Farm |
| Political party | Whig |
Biography
Abraham R. McIlvaine was born in Ridley, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Chester County, Pennsylvania.[1][2]
He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837.[1][2]
McIlvaine was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War during the Twenty-eighth Congress.[1][2]
An unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1848, he resumed his agricultural interests and also engaged in the iron business.[1][2]
He died on his estate, “Springton Manor Farm” in Chester County in 1863. Interment in Caln Orthodox Quaker Meeting Burial Ground near Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Reinterment in Northwood Cemetery in Downingtown.[1][2]
References
- "McIlvaine, Abraham Robinson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Mchie to Mcintire". The Political Graveyard. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Retrieved August 14, 2023.