Abner Lacock | |
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| United States Senator fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Gregg |
| Succeeded by | Walter Lowrie |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Findley |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate | |
| In office 1808-1810 | |
| Member of thePennsylvania State Legislature | |
| In office 1801-1803 1804-1808 1832-1835 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1770-07-09)July 9, 1770 |
| Died | April 12, 1837(1837-04-12) (aged 66) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Abner Lacock (July 9, 1770 – April 12, 1837) was an American politician fromRochester, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in thestate legislature and representedPennsylvania in both theU.S. House andSenate.
Abner Lacock was born on July 7, 1770, nearAlexandria in theColony of Virginia. He moved with his parents toWashington County, Pennsylvania, as a youth. In 1796 he moved toBeaver, Pennsylvania. He was a justice of the peace in 1796. He also worked as an innkeeper. He served in thePennsylvania State Legislature from 1801 to 1803. He was an associate judge of the Beaver County Court from 1803 to 1804. He served again in the State legislature from 1804 to 1808. He was member of the Pennsylvania Militia and served as brigadier general in 1807. He was a member of thePennsylvania State Senate from 1808 to 1810.
Lacock was elected as a Democratic Republican to theTwelfth Congress. He was re-elected to theThirteenth Congress but resigned before it commenced, having been elected Senator. He was elected to theUnited States Senate as a Democratic Republican in 1812. He served as chairman of theUnited States Senate Committee on Pensions during theFifteenth Congress. After he left Congress, he was appointed a State commissioner to survey routes forcanals andrailways in Pennsylvania in 1825. He again served in the State legislature from 1832 to 1835. He was appointed to survey and construct thePennsylvania & Ohio Canal in 1836. He died nearFreedom, Pennsylvania, in 1837. Interment in Lacock Cemetery in Rochester, Pennsylvania.
Abner was frequently referred to asGeneral Lacock after he served as a brigadier general in the state militia.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1811–1813 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from Pennsylvania 1813–1819 Served alongside:Michael Leib,Jonathan Roberts | Succeeded by |
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| Notes | † Never officially seated | |
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