Amos Slaymaker | |
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 portrait by his daughter, Hannah Slaymaker Evans | |
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| Born | (1755-03-11)March 11, 1755 |
| Died | June 21, 1837(1837-06-21) (aged 82) |
Amos Slaymaker (March 11, 1755 – June 21, 1837) was a member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania. His younger sister, Faithful, was the mother of the nineteenth-century Presbyterian ministerGeorge Duffield.[1][2]
Amos Slaymaker was born at London Lands inLancaster County in theProvince of Pennsylvania. He built and operated a hotel on thePhiladelphia and Lancaster Turnpike.[3][4]
During theRevolutionary War, he served as an ensign in the company of Captain John Slaymaker. He was a member of an association formed for the suppression ofTory activities inLancaster County, Pennsylvania.[5][6]
A justice of the peace ofSalisbury Township, Pennsylvania and county commissioner from 1806 to 1810, he then served in thePennsylvania State Senate in 1810 and 1811.[7][8]
Slaymaker was elected as aFederalist to theThirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJames Whitehill.[9][10]
Slaymaker died in Salisbury on June 21, 1837, and was interred in the Leacock Presbyterian Cemetery in Paradise.[11][12]
{{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district 1814–1815 alongside:Edward Crouch | Succeeded by |
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