George Washington Toland

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George Washington Toland (February 8, 1796 – January 30, 1869) was an American statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George Washington Toland was born in Philadelphia. He attended the common schools, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1816. He held several local offices.

Toland was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses. He died in Philadelphia in 1869. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

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• George Washington Toland at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Joseph R. Ingersoll, James Harper

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district 1837 - 1843 alongside John Sergeant (1837-1841) Joseph R. Ingersoll (1841-1843)

Succeeded by Joseph R. Ingersoll