Robert Allison

Robert Allison (born March 10, 1777 in Greencastle , Franklin County , Pennsylvania , †  December 2, 1840 in Huntingdon , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1833 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Allison attended both public and private schools. In 1795 he moved to Huntingdon, where he initially worked in his brother's office. After studying law and his admission to the bar in 1798, he began to work in this profession in Huntingdon. During the British-American War he was captain of the militia in his hometown. After the war he continued his legal practice in Huntingdon. Between 1815 and 1826 he was mayor of this city several times. In the years 1824, 1826 and 1828 he ran unsuccessfully for the Congress .

In the congressional election of 1830 Allison was elected as a candidate for the Anti-Masonic Party in the twelfth constituency of Pennsylvania to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Democrat John Scott on March 4, 1831 . Since he refused to run again in 1832, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1833. Since President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829, the politics of Congress have been heatedly debated inside and outside of Congress. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Robert Allison practiced again as a lawyer in Huntingdon, where he died on December 2, 1840.

Web links

• Robert Allison in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Robert Allison in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John Scott	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (12th constituency) March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833	George Chambers