Edward A. Penniman
Edward A. Penniman
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courtesy of the Pennsylvania Senate
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1841 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| 1851 | Representative | Democrat | ||
| Counties | Philadelphia | |||
Biography
02/16/1809 - 12/09/1857
PENNIMAN, Edward Abbott, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born February 16, 1809 in Vermont; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat for the 1840 and 1841 terms; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1842-1844); appointed, register of wills, Philadelphia (1846); editor, Spirit of the Times and the Keystone, Philadelphia (1849); reelected to the House for the 1851 term; member, Committee on Estimates, Philadelphia County (1851-1852); died, December 9, 1857 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
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