B. T. Hallowell
B. T. Hallowell
Photo credit:
Bean, Theodore, ed. History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1884.
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1846 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1848 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| Counties | Montgomery | |||
Biography
07/11/1797 - 09/29/1884
HALLOWELL, Benjamin Taylor, a Representative from Montgomery County; born, July 11, 1797 in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pa.; attended, Joseph Foulke Boarding School; farmer; store clerk; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1845 term; reelected to the House for the 1846 and 1848 terms; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House for the 1847 term; justice of the peace, Abington Township; elected, school director, Abington Township; died, September 29, 1884 in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; interred, Abington Friends Cemetery, Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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