George Plumer

George Plumer

George Plumer

Photo credit:

Albert, George Dallas. History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania: with Biographical Sketches of Many of the Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1882.

Sessions

Sessions Office Position District Party
1811-1812 Representative Democrat
1812-1813 Representative Democrat
1813-1814 Representative Democrat
1814-1815 Representative Democrat
1815-1816 Representative Democrat
1817-1818 Representative Democrat
Counties Westmoreland

Biography

12/05/1762 - 06/08/1843


PLUMER, George, a Representative from Westmoreland County; born, December 5, 1762 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; farmer; engaged, saw mill; engaged, grist mill; distiller; merchant; elected, auditor, Westmoreland County (1810); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1811-1812, 1812-1813, 1813-1814, 1814-1815, 1815-1816 and 1817-1818 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1818-1819 term; elected, United States Congress (1820-1825); elected, delegate, Democratic National Convention (1820); died, June 8, 1843 in West Newton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; interred, Old Sewickley Presbyterian Church Cemetery, West Newton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Congressional Biography

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