Amos Gustine | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's13th district | |
| In office May 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Charles McClure |
| Succeeded by | Henry Frick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1789 (1789) Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1844(1844-03-03) (aged 54–55) |
| Resting place | Presbyterian Cemetery in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
Amos Gustine (1789 – March 3, 1844) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1841 to 1843.[1][2]
Born in Pennsylvania in 1789, Gustine was a member of the board of managers of the Mifflin Bridge Company inMifflin County, Pennsylvania in 1828. He then served as thesheriff ofJuniata County, Pennsylvania from 1831 to 1834. Awarded the contract for the first courthouse erected atMifflintown, Pennsylvania in 1832, he served as a member of the first town council of Mifflintown in 1833, and was also employed as a merchant in that same year.[3][4]
Gustine was subsequently elected as treasurer of Juniata County in 1837.[5][6]
Elected as a Democrat to theTwenty-seventh Congress, Gustine returned to farming and milling after his tenure of service ended.[7][8]
Gustine died in Jericho Mills, Pennsylvania on March 3, 1844, and was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.[9][10]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1841–1843 | Succeeded by |
