Abraham Robinson McIlvaine

Abraham Robinson McIlvaine
McIlvaine in the 1840s
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	John Westbrook
Succeeded by	Jesse Column Dickey
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1836–1837
Personal details
Born	(1804-08-14)August 14, 1804 Ridley, Pennsylvania
Died	August 22, 1863(1863-08-22) (aged 59) Springton Manor Farm
Political party	Whig

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

Biography

Abraham R. McIlvaine was born in Ridley, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Chester County, Pennsylvania.^[1][2]

He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837.^[1][2]

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.^[1][2]

An unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1848, he resumed his agricultural interests and also engaged in the iron business.^[1][2]

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.^[1][2]

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