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George Washington Toland

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American politician (1796-1869)

George Washington Toland
Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1844
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromPennsylvania's2nd district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byJoseph R. Ingersoll,James Harper
Succeeded byJoseph R. Ingersoll
Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the1st district
In office
March 4, 1834 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byDavid S. Hassinger
Succeeded byAbraham Miller
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1832–1833
Personal details
Born(1796-02-08)February 8, 1796
DiedJanuary 30, 1869(1869-01-30) (aged 72)
Resting placeLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic,National Republican,Whig

George Washington Toland (February 8, 1796 – January 30, 1869) was an American politician who served as aWhig member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1837 to 1843. He served as aDemocratic member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1832 to 1833, and as a Whig member in 1844. He served as aNational Republican member of thePennsylvania Senate for the1st district from 1834 to 1835 and as a Democrat from 1835 to 1837.

Early life and education

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Toland was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. His father was Henry Toland ofGermantown. He attended the common schools, and graduated fromPrinceton College in 1816. He read law and was admitted to the bar in 1819.[1]

Career

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He worked in the insurance business. He served as school director in Philadelphia from 1826 to 1830, as a member and treasurer of thePennsylvania Institute of the Deaf and Dumb in 1828, as director of the Mechanic's Bank of Philadelphia from 1831 to 1832, and as director of the Philadelphia Board of Trade.[2]

He served as a Democratic member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1832 and 1833. He was elected to thePennsylvania State Senate for the1st district and served as a National Republican from 1833 to 1835 and as a Democrat from 1835 to 1837.[1]

Toland was elected as aWhig to theTwenty-fifth,Twenty-sixth, andTwenty-seventh Congresses.

He served again as a Whig member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1844. He worked as a director of thePennsylvania Railroad Company from 1847 to 1849.[2]

He died on January 30, 1869, in Philadelphia[3] and was interred atLaurel Hill Cemetery.[4]

References

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Citations

  1. ^ab"George W. Toland".www.legis.state.pa.us. RetrievedJanuary 6, 2019.
  2. ^ab"George W. Toland".archives.house.state.pa.us. Archives Pennsylvania House of Representatives. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2024.
  3. ^"Toland, George Washington 1796-1869".www.bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. RetrievedSeptember 27, 2024.
  4. ^"George W Toland".remembermyjourney.com. webCemeteries. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2025.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
fromPennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

1837–1843
alongsideJohn Sergeant (1837–1841)
Joseph R. Ingersoll (1841–1843)
Succeeded by
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by
David S. Hassinger
Member of thePennsylvania Senate,1st district
1833-1835
Succeeded by
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