Abraham Robinson McIlvaine | |
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 McIlvaine in the 1840s | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | John Westbrook |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Column Dickey |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1836–1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1804-08-14)August 14, 1804 |
| Died | August 22, 1863(1863-08-22) (aged 59) |
| Political party | Whig |
Abraham Robinson McIlvaine (August 14, 1804 – August 22, 1863) was aWhig member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.[1][2]
Abraham R. McIlvaine was born inRidley, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits inChester County, Pennsylvania.[1][2]
He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837.[1][2]
McIlvaine was elected as a Whig to theTwenty-eighth,Twenty-ninth, andThirtieth Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War during the Twenty-eighth Congress.[1][2]
An unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1848, he resumed his agricultural interests and also engaged in the iron business.[1][2]
He died on his estate, "Springton Manor Farm" in Chester County in 1863. Interment in Caln Orthodox Quaker Meeting Burial Ground nearDowningtown, Pennsylvania. Reinterment in Northwood Cemetery in Downingtown.[1][2]
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