Andrew Gregg
| The Honorable Andrew Gregg | |
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| United States Senator from Pennsylvania | |
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In office March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | George Logan |
| Succeeded by | Abner Lacock |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's At-large district | |
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In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | John Smilie |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's At-large district | |
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In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Hiester |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Montgomery, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
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June 10, 1755 Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
May 20, 1835 (aged 79) Bellefonte, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Andrew Gregg (June 10, 1755 – May 20, 1835) was an American politician. A Democratic-Republican, he served as a United States Senator for Pennsylvania from 1807 until 1813. Prior to that, he served as a U.S. Representative from 1791 until 1807.
Biography
He was born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania son of Andrew Gregg and Jean Scott.[1] He married Martha Potter [2] the daughter of Major General James Potter who was a vice president of the state of Pennsylvania. The couple had 11 children. His son, Andrew Gregg, Jr., built the Andrew Gregg Homestead about 1825. His father, also named Andrew Gregg, was a member of the Paxton Boys.
Andrew Gregg served as a United States Congressman from Pennsylvania from 1791 until 1813: first, in the United States House of Representatives from October 24, 1791 until March 4, 1807, and then in the United States Senate from October 26, 1807 until March 4, 1813. During part of his service in the Senate, he served as President pro tempore. Later in life, he was appointed secretary of state for Pennsylvania, in 1816, and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1823. Prior to his election to the United States Congress, he had served in the militia during the American Revolution, and had been a tutor at the College of Philadelphia, from 1779 to 1783. His grandsons Andrew Gregg Curtin and James Xavier McLanahan[3] were also prominent Pennsylvania politicians.
Andrew Gregg died in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, aged 79, and was buried in Union Cemetery.
Two Pennsylvania townships are named after Gregg, one in Centre County,[4] and one in Union County (previously part of Lycoming County).
References
- ↑ 1978, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, John W. Jordan, page 856
- ↑ 1896, Pennsylvania: genealogies chiefly Scotch-Irish and German, William Henry Egle, page 294
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000442
- ↑ "Gregg Township" USGenWeb Project
Sources
- Biographical Directory, U.S. Congress, Gregg, Andrew (1755-1835), retrieved 2007-06-14
| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by George Logan |
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Pennsylvania 1807–1813 Served alongside: Samuel Maclay, Michael Leib |
Succeeded by Abner Lacock |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Milledge |
President pro tempore of the United States Senate June 26, 1809 – December 18, 1809 |
Succeeded by John Gaillard |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Joseph Hiester |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district 1793-1795 |
Succeeded by Daniel Montgomery, Jr. |
| Preceded by District created |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district 1795–1803 |
Succeeded by John Smilie |
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