David Marchand
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David Marchand (December 10, 1776 – March 11, 1832) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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David Marchand (father of Albert Gallatin Marchand
) was born near Irwin, Pennsylvania
. He studied medicine and practiced in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
. He was a major general of the Thirteenth Division of the State militia from 1812 to 1814.
Marchand was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth
Congress and reelected to the Sixteenth
Congress. He was elected prothonotary
of Westmoreland County in 1821. He resumed the practice of medicine and died in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
, in 1832. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery.
Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand , more commonly known by the stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI and the electronic music band Blaqk Audio....
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David Marchand (December 10, 1776 – March 11, 1832) 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...
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David Marchand (father of Albert Gallatin Marchand
Albert Gallatin Marchand
Albert Gallatin Marchand was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Albert G. Marchand was born near Greensburg, Pennsylvania...
) was born near Irwin, Pennsylvania
Irwin, Pennsylvania
Irwin is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. Some of the most extensive bituminous coal deposits in the State are located here. In the past, iron foundries, flour mills, car shops, facing and planing mills, electrical goods, and mirror factories provided...
. He studied medicine and practiced in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...
. He was a major general of the Thirteenth Division of the State militia from 1812 to 1814.
Marchand was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth
15th United States Congress
-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Daniel D. Tompkins * President pro tempore:** John Gaillard , elected March 4, 1817** James Barbour , elected February 15, 1819- House of Representatives :*Speaker: Henry Clay -Members:...
Congress and reelected to the Sixteenth
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
Congress. He was elected prothonotary
Prothonotary
The word prothonotary is recorded in English since 1447, as "principal clerk of a court," from L.L. prothonotarius , from Greek protonotarios "first scribe," originally the chief of the college of recorders of the court of the Byzantine Empire, from Greek protos "first" + Latin notarius ; the -h-...
of Westmoreland County in 1821. He resumed the practice of medicine and died in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War...
, in 1832. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery.