Amos Slaymaker was a 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...

. His younger sister Faithful was the mother of the nineteenth-century Presbyterian minister George Duffield

George Duffield (Presbyterian)

George Duffield was a leading nineteenth-century New School Presbyterian minister who bore the same name as his father and grandfather...

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Biography

Amos Slaymaker was born in London Lands, Pennsylvania. He built and operated a hotel on the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike

Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike

The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, first used in 1795, is the first long-distance paved road built in the United States, according to engineered plans and specifications. It links Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia at 34th Street, stretching for sixty-two miles. However, the western...

. During the Revolutionary War, he served as an ensign in the company of Capt. John Slaymaker. He was a member of an association formed for the suppression of Tory

Tory

Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...

 activities in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...

. He served as justice of the peace of Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania

Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania

Salisbury Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania*Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania...

, and county commissioner from 1806 to 1810. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate

Pennsylvania State Senate

The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...

 in 1810 and 1811.

Slaymaker was elected as a Federalist

Federalist

The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of federalism or the type of government called a federation...

 to the Thirteenth

13th United States Congress

- Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :...

 Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Whitehill

James Whitehill

James Whitehill was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Whitehill was born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Strasburg...

. He died in Salisbury in 1837.

External links

• FamilySearch: 1VGK-M29 (Amos Slaymaker)