Edwin Hallowell

Edwin Hallowell (April 2, 1844 – September 13, 1916) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Edwin Hallowell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byRobert Morris Yardley
Succeeded byIrving Price Wanger
Personal details
Born(1844-04-02)April 2, 1844
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 13, 1916(1916-09-13) (aged 72)
Abington, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

Edwin Hallowell was born near Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, and was elected as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, serving from 1876 to 1879. He was chairman of the Democratic county committee of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1886. He was a delegate to the 1888 Democratic National Convention.

Hallowell was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress. He was a delegate to the Democratic Presidential Convention that nominated Grover Cleveland for president, second term.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892. Owing to his physical disabilities Hallowell led a private life for the last years of his life. He was a bachelor and made his home with his sister on the farm on Plank Road in Abington Township.[1] He resumed agricultural pursuits, and died in Abington, Pennsylvania. Interment in Abington Friends Burying Ground in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

Notes
  1. Obituary, Edwin Hallowell. The Bucks County Intelligencer. August 21, 1916.

References
  • United States Congress. "Edwin Hallowell (id: H000084)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
  • The Political Graveyard



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