Robert Philson

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Robert Philson (c. 1759 – July 25, 1831) was an Irish-American soldier and politician.

Philson was born in County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, and immigrated to Pennsylvania with his uncle John Fletcher. They kept a store in Berlin, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

In 1794, Philson was arrested for his involvement in the Whiskey Rebellion. He was sent to Philadelphia for trial, but he and his co-defendant, Herman Husband, were acquitted.^[1]

Philson served as associate judge of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, for twenty years, and also served as a one-term congressman during the 16th United States Congress.

Philson was commissioned a brigadier general of the Second Brigade, Tenth Division, Pennsylvania militia on May 9, 1800. During the War of 1812, he served as a brigadier general of the Second Brigade, Twelfth Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers.

References

↑ Wythe Holt, "The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794: A Democratic Working-Class Insurrection". Paper presented at The Georgia Workshop in Early American History and Culture, 2004, p. 79.

Preceded by Alexander Ogle	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1819–1821	Succeeded by John Tod

v t e Whiskey Rebellion

People	Hugh Henry Brackenridge David Bradford William Findley Thomas Gaddis Albert Gallatin Herman Husband Robert Philson John Smilie John Wilkins, Jr.

Places	Western Pennsylvania Andrew Rabb House Bethel Presbyterian Church Black Horse Tavern David Bradford House Defibaugh Tavern Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill John Corbley Farm Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church and Churchyard Oliver Miller Homestead Lobb's Cemetery and Yohogania County Courthouse Site William Crawford House Whiskey Point

Events	Corbly Family Massacre

Legacy	Wigle Whiskey The Whiskey Rebels Copper Kettle Wilderness Boy The Delectable Country The Latimers

Persondata
Name	Philson, Robert
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1759
Place of birth
Date of death	1831
Place of death

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