Abraham Robinson McIlvaine
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Abraham Robinson McIlvaine (August 14, 1804 – August 22, 1863) was a Whig
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Abraham R. McIlvaine was born in Ridley, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Chester County, Pennsylvania
. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
in 1836 and 1837. 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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1848. He resumed agricultural interests and also engaged in the iron business. 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.
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Abraham R. McIlvaine was born in Ridley, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
in 1836 and 1837. McIlvaine was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth
28th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida .- Senate :*President: Vacant...
, Twenty-ninth
29th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum...
, and Thirtieth
30th United States Congress
The Thirtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1849, during the last two years of...
Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War during the Twenty-eighth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1848. He resumed agricultural interests and also engaged in the iron business. He died on his estate, “Springton Manor Farm” in Chester County in 1863. Interment in Caln Orthodox Quaker Meeting Burial Ground near Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Downingtown is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 7,891. Downingtown was settled by English and European colonists in the early 18th century and has a number of historic buildings and structures.-History:The town was...
. Reinterment in Northwood Cemetery in Downingtown.