Abraham Robinson McIlvaine

Abraham Robinson McIlvaine (born August 14, 1804 in Ridley , Delaware County , Pennsylvania , †  August 22, 1863 in Chester County , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1849 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Abraham McIlvaine attended public schools in his homeland and then worked in agriculture in Chester County. Politically, he became a member of the Whig Party . He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837 . In the congressional elections of 1842 he was elected in the seventh constituency of Pennsylvania to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded John Westbrook on March 4, 1843 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1849 . These were shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War .

From 1843 to 1845, McIlvaine headed the War Department's Expenditure Control Committee. In 1848 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he returned to farming. He also worked in the iron business. Abraham McIlvaine died on August 22, 1863 at his Springton Manor Farm in Chester County.

Web links

• Abraham Robinson McIlvaine in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Abraham Robinson McIlvaine in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John Westbrook	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (7th constituency) March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1849	Jesse Column Dickey