Abraham Robinson McIlvaine

Abraham Robinson McIlvaine (August 14, 1804 – August 22, 1863) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]

Abraham Robinson McIlvaine
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byJohn Westbrook
Succeeded byJesse Column Dickey
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1836-1837
Personal details
Born(1804-08-14)August 14, 1804
Ridley, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 22, 1863(1863-08-22) (aged 59)
Springton Manor Farm
Political partyWhig

Biography

Abraham R. McIlvaine was born in Ridley, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Chester County, Pennsylvania.[3][4]

He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837.[5][6]

McIlvaine was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War during the Twenty-eighth Congress.[7][8]

An unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1848, he resumed his agricultural interests and also engaged in the iron business.[9][10]

He died on his estate, “Springton Manor Farm” in Chester County in 1863. Interment in Caln Orthodox Quaker Meeting Burial Ground near Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Reinterment in Northwood Cemetery in Downingtown.[11][12]

References
  1. "McIlvaine, Abraham Robinson," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online, February 20, 2023.
  2. "McIlvaine, Abraham Robinson." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, December 2022.
  3. "McIlvaine, Abraham Robinson," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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