Biography


McCAHEN, John J., a Representative from Philadelphia County; fireman, Philadelphia County; elected, auditor, Philadelphia County (1832); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1842 term; elected, vice president, State Democratic Convention (1842); elected, commissioner, Pennsylvania Canal (1843); elected, school controller, Spring Garden district, Philadelphia County (1843-1844).


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