Archibald McAllister

Archibald McAllister

Archibald McAllister (born October 12, 1813 in Fort Hunter , Dauphin County , Pennsylvania , †  July 18, 1883 in Royer , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1863 and 1865 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Archibald McAllister was the grandson of Congressman John A. Hanna (1762-1805). He attended public schools in his home country and then Dickinson College in Carlisle . From 1842 he lived in Blair County , where he worked in the smelter. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1862 McAllister was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 17th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Republican Edward McPherson on March 4, 1863 . Since he refused to run again in 1864, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1865 . This was shaped by the events of the civil war . During this time McAllister supported the drafting of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution , which came into force after the end of his legislative period in 1865. With this amendment, slavery was banned in the United States .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Archibald McAllister worked again in the iron industry. He died on July 18, 1883 in Royer, where he was buried.

Web links

• Archibald McAllister in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Archibald McAllister in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Edward McPherson	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (17th constituency) March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865	Abraham Andrews Barker