Abner Lacock
| The Honorable Abner Lacock | |
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| United States Senator from Pennsylvania | |
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In office March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Gregg |
| Succeeded by | Walter Lowrie |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district | |
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In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Findley |
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July 9, 1770 Alexandria, Virginia |
| Died |
April 12, 1837 (aged 66) Freedom, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Abner Lacock (July 9, 1770 – April 12, 1837) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and politician from Rochester, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate.
Biography
Abner Lacock was born on July 7, 1770, near Alexandria, Virginia. He moved with his parents to Washington County, Pennsylvania, as a youth. In 1796 he moved to Beaver, Pennsylvania. He was a justice of the peace in 1796. He also worked as an innkeeper. He served in the Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1801 to 1803. He was an associate judge of the Beaver County Court from 1803 to 1804. He served again in the State legislature from 1804 to 1808. He was member of the Pennsylvania Militia and served as brigadier general in 1807. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1808 to 1810.
Lacock was elected as a Democratic Republican to the Twelfth Congress. He was reelected to the Thirteenth Congress but resigned before it commenced, having been elected Senator. He was elected to the United States Senate as a Democratic Republican in 1812. He served as chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Pensions during the Fifteenth Congress. After he left Congress, he was appointed a State commissioner to survey routes for canals and railways in Pennsylvania in 1825. He again served in the State legislature from 1832 to 1835. He was appointed to survey and construct the Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal in 1836. He died near Freedom, Pennsylvania, in 1837. Interment in Lacock Cemetery in Rochester, Pennsylvania.
Abner was frequently referred to as General Lacock after he served as a brigadier general in the state militia.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Samuel Smith |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1811–1813 |
Succeeded by William Findley |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by Andrew Gregg |
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Pennsylvania 1813–1819 Served alongside: Michael Leib, Jonathan Roberts |
Succeeded by Walter Lowrie |
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