William Swan Garvin
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William Swan Garvin was a Jacksonian
and Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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William S. Garvin was born in Mercer, Pennsylvania
. He was editor of the Western Press, in Mercer, for fifty years. He was appointed postmaster
of Mercer from 1837 to 1841.
Garvin was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth
Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings during the Twenty-ninth Congress. He served as flour inspector in Pittsburgh and was again appointed postmaster of Mercer in 1867 and served until 1869. He died in Mercer in 1883. Interment in the Citizens’ Cemetery.
Jacksonian democracy
Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Jackson's policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. The Democratic-Republican Party of...
and Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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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William S. Garvin was born in Mercer, Pennsylvania
Mercer, Pennsylvania
Mercer is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,391 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mercer County. Mercer is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. He was editor of the Western Press, in Mercer, for fifty years. He was appointed postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
of Mercer from 1837 to 1841.
Garvin was elected as a Democrat to the 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...
Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings during the Twenty-ninth Congress. He served as flour inspector in Pittsburgh and was again appointed postmaster of Mercer in 1867 and served until 1869. He died in Mercer in 1883. Interment in the Citizens’ Cemetery.