William Milnor

William Milnor (born June 26, 1769 in Philadelphia , Province of Pennsylvania , † December 13, 1848 in Burlington , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1807 and 1822 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives several times .

Career

William Milnor enjoyed an academic education and then worked in Philadelphia in commerce. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Federalist Party . In the congressional election of 1806 he was elected as a candidate for his party in the second constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Frederick Conrad on March 4, 1807 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1811 . From 1809 to 1811 he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts .

Between 1815 and 1817 and again from 1821 to 1822 Milnor represented the first district of his state in Congress. On May 8, 1822, he resigned from his mandate. He was mayor of Philadelphia in 1829 and 1830. He died in Burlington on December 13, 1848.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Frederick Conrad	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (2nd constituency) with Robert Brown and John Pugh March 4, 1807 - March 3, 1811	Jonathan Roberts
John Conard	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (1st constituency) with Joseph Hopkinson , Thomas Smith, and Jonathan Williams March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817	Adam Seybert
Thomas Forrest	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (1st constituency) with Samuel Edwards , Joseph Hemphill, and John Sergeant March 4, 1821 - May 8, 1822	Thomas Forrest
Benjamin Wood Richards	Mayor of Philadelphia 1829	Benjamin Wood Richards

personal data
SURNAME	Milnor, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 26, 1769
PLACE OF BIRTH	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	December 13, 1848
Place of death	Burlington , New Jersey