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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | Robert Philson |
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Somerset, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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00, 1759
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| Died | July 25, 1831
(72 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | PHILSON, Robert, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1759; immigrated to the United States and settled in Berlin, Pa., in 1785; received a limited schooling; engaged in agricultural pursuits; held various town and county offices; served as associate judge of Somerset County for twenty years; commissioned brigadier general of the Second Brigade, Tenth Division, Pennsylvania Militia, May 9, 1800; during the War of 1812 served as brigadier general of the Second Brigade, Twelfth Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers; elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821); retired from public life and active pursuits; died in Berlin, Pa., July 25, 1831; interment in Reformed Church Cemetery.
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