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Edwin Hallowell | |
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| Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Morris Yardley |
| Succeeded by | Irving Price Wanger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1844 Willow Grove, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 13, 1916 (aged 72) Abington, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Abington Friends Burying Ground in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
Edwin Hallowell (April 2, 1844 – September 13, 1916) was an American farmer and politician who served one term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1893.
Biography
Edwin Hallowell was born near Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools.
Early political career
He engaged in agricultural pursuits before being elected as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, serving from 1876 to 1879. He was chairman of the Democratic county committee of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1886. He was a delegate to the 1888 Democratic National Convention.
Congress
Hallowell was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress. He was a delegate to the Democratic Presidential Convention that nominated Grover Cleveland for president, second term. [1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892.
Later career and death
Owing to his physical disabilities Hallowell led a private life for the last years of his life. He was a bachelor and made his home with his sister on the farm on Plank Road in Abington Township. [1] He resumed agricultural pursuits, and died in Abington, Pennsylvania. Interment in.
Notes
References
- United States Congress. "Edwin Hallowell (id: H000084)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
- The Political Graveyard
External links
- "Edwin Hallowell". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
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| This article needs additional citations for
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Edwin Hallowell | |
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| Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Morris Yardley |
| Succeeded by | Irving Price Wanger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1844 Willow Grove, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 13, 1916 (aged 72) Abington, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Abington Friends Burying Ground in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
Edwin Hallowell (April 2, 1844 – September 13, 1916) was an American farmer and politician who served one term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1893.
Biography
Edwin Hallowell was born near Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools.
Early political career
He engaged in agricultural pursuits before being elected as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, serving from 1876 to 1879. He was chairman of the Democratic county committee of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1886. He was a delegate to the 1888 Democratic National Convention.
Congress
Hallowell was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress. He was a delegate to the Democratic Presidential Convention that nominated Grover Cleveland for president, second term. [1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892.
Later career and death
Owing to his physical disabilities Hallowell led a private life for the last years of his life. He was a bachelor and made his home with his sister on the farm on Plank Road in Abington Township. [1] He resumed agricultural pursuits, and died in Abington, Pennsylvania. Interment in.
Notes
References
- United States Congress. "Edwin Hallowell (id: H000084)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
- The Political Graveyard
External links
- "Edwin Hallowell". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
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