Member Biography

John Brandon 

Seal
Sessions Office Position District Party
1795-1796         Democratic-Republican
1796-1797         Democratic-Republican
1797-1798         Democratic-Republican
1798-1799         Democratic-Republican

COUNTIES: Westmoreland, Fayette  


Biography


John Brandon (Democratic-Republican) Fayette and Westmoreland Counties 1795-1799

Early Life:

John Brandon, Elected, Sheriff, Westmoreland County, 1792-1794; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1795-1799; elected, Sheriff, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 1801; unsuccessful campaign, United States, House of Representatives, 8th district Pennsylvania, 1804. Burial location unknown.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Sheriff, Westmoreland County Pennsylvania 1792-1794.

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1795-1799.

Pennsylvania 1801 Sheriff, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1801.

Unsuccessful campaign, United States, House of Representatives, 8th district Pennsylvania, 1804.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members B"Wilkes University Election Statistics ProjectWilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

So far this is the only known accurate information.