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| Affiliation | Federalist |
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| Name | Robert Waln |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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February 21, 1765
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| Died | January 24, 1836
(70 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | WALN, Robert, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 22, 1765; received a limited schooling; engaged in mercantile pursuits and in East India and China trade; member of the State legislature for several years; member of the city council of Philadelphia and served as president of the select council; elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Swanwick; reelected to the Sixth Congress and served from December 3, 1798, to March 3, 1801; became interested in the operation of ironworks and during the War of 1812 erected a cotton factory in Trenton; served as president of the Philadelphia Insurance Co. and as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania; died in Philadelphia, January 24, 1836; interment in Friends’ Arch Street Burial Ground.
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