Samuel McKean | |
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| United States Senator fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | George M. Dallas |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Sturgeon |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Seat added |
| Succeeded by | Philander Stephens |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the11th district | |
| In office 1829–1830 | |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1815–1819 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1787-04-07)April 7, 1787 Kishacoquillas Valley,Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | December 14, 1841(1841-12-14) (aged 54) West Burlington Township,Pennsylvania, United States |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
Samuel McKean (April 7, 1787 – December 14, 1841) was an American merchant and politician fromBurlington, Pennsylvania, who served as aDemocratic member of the U.S. Senate for Pennsylvania from 1833 to 1839 and of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1823 to 1829. He served in thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819[1] and thePennsylvania State Senate for the11th district from 1829 to 1830.[2]
Samuel McKean was born on April 7, 1787, inHuntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He worked as a merchant inBurlington, Pennsylvania, before becoming a member of theBradford County board of commissioners. McKean served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 until 1819 and was a major general in the Pennsylvania State Militia. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1822 and was re-elected in 1824 and 1826, serving until March 1829. While in the U.S. House, he was a member of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads during the20th Congress. He then returned to the state legislature, serving in the Pennsylvania Senate for the 11th district from 1829 to 1830.[3]
ADemocrat, McKean served as apresidential elector for theJackson/Van Buren ticket during the1832 election. He waselected by the state legislature to the United States Senate in 1833, where he served one term until March 1839. He was chairman of the Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses from 1835 until 1839.
McKean died inWest Burlington, Pennsylvania, on December 14, 1841, and was interred in the Old Methodist Church Cemetery inBurlington, Pennsylvania.[3]
His nephewJames B. McKean was a U.S. Representative fromNew York from 1859 until 1863.
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives 1815-1819 | Succeeded by |
| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
| Preceded by John Ryon, Jr. | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,11th district 1829-1830 | Succeeded by Reuben Wilber |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 9th congressional district 1823–1829 1823–1825 alongside:William Cox Ellis andGeorge Kremer | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Pennsylvania 1833–1839 Served alongside:William Wilkins,James Buchanan | Succeeded by |
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| Notes | † Never officially seated | |
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| (Reform in the) Civil Service* (1893–1947) | ||
| Post Office and Civil Service (1947–1995) | ||
| Note | *Name shortened fromReform in the Civil Service toCivil Service in 1925. | |
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This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
