William Davidson (Pennsylvania representative)
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William Davidson was a Pennsylvania
politician
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He served in the war of 1812, becoming a prisoner of war in the capture of Detroit under Hull. After that experience, he returned to Connellsville where he married the widow Sarah Rogers Blackstone. They had five children. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
, being elected as the Speaker of the House in 1818. He also served in the Pennsylvania Senate. He lived to the age of 84.
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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He served in the war of 1812, becoming a prisoner of war in the capture of Detroit under Hull. After that experience, he returned to Connellsville where he married the widow Sarah Rogers Blackstone. They had five children. He served in 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....
, being elected as the Speaker of the House in 1818. He also served in the Pennsylvania Senate. He lived to the age of 84.