Chauncey Forward | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's13th district | |
| In office December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Thomson |
| Succeeded by | George Burd |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the22nd district | |
| In office 1823–1826 | |
| Preceded by | David Mann |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Ogle |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1820-1822 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1793-02-04)February 4, 1793 OldGranby, Connecticut, US |
| Died | October 19, 1839(1839-10-19) (aged 46) |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Relations | Oliver Forward (brother) Walter Forward (brother) |
Chauncey Forward (February 4, 1793 – October 19, 1839) was an American politician who served as aJacksonian member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Forward was born in OldGranby, Connecticut, to Samuel and Susannah Forward.[1] Among his brothers wereOliver Forward andWalter Forward. His grandson wasChauncey Forward Black. He moved with his father toOhio in 1800, and a short time afterward toGreensburg, Pennsylvania. He pursued classical studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1817 and began practice inSomerset, Pennsylvania. He was married to Rebekah Blair of Maryland.[2]
He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1820 to 1822 and thePennsylvania State Senate for the22nd district from 1823 to 1826.[1][3][4]
Forward was elected to theNineteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofAlexander Thomson. He was reelected to theTwentieth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-first Congress. He was appointedprothonotary and recorder ofSomerset County, Pennsylvania, in 1831. He died in Somerset in 1839.
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| Preceded by | Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives 1820-1822 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by David Mann | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,22nd district 1823-1826 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1826–1831 | Succeeded by |
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