Isaac Anderson (November 23, 1760 – October 27, 1838) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1803 to 1807. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County in 1801.
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In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
Preceded by | Joseph Hemphill |
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Succeeded by | Robert Jenkins, Matthias Richards, John Hiester |
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In office 1801–1801 |
Preceded by | Abiah Taylor |
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Succeeded by | Joseph Park, James Fulton, Edward Darlington, Thomas Taylor, Methuselah Davis |
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Born | (1760-11-23)November 23, 1760 Charleston Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
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Died | October 27, 1838(1838-10-27) (aged 77) Charleston Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Resting place | near Schuylkill Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Political party | Democratic-Republican |
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Spouse | Mary Lane |
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Children | 11 |
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Relatives | Matthias J. Pennypacker (grandson) Samuel W. Pennypacker (great-grandson) |
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At the age of 15, he served as carrier of dispatches between the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army under General George Washington at Valley Forge and the Congress, then in session at York, Pennsylvania. In 1777, he was present at the Battle of Warren Tavern near Paoli, Pennsylvania. He served three terms of service in the American Revolutionary War before reaching the age of 18, at which time he became an ensign in the Fifth Battalion of Chester County Militia. He was commissioned on May 24, 1779, as first lieutenant, Fifth Battalion, Sixth Company.[1][2]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sutton, Isaac (1917). "NOTES OF FAMILY HISTORY - THE ANDERSON, SCHOFIELD, PENNYPACKER, YOCUM, CRAWFORD, SUTTON, LANE, RICHARDSON, BEVAN, AUBREY, BARTHOLOMEW, DeHAVEN, JERMAIN AND WALKER FAMILIES". Archive.org. Philadelphia: STEPHENSON - BROTHERS. pp. 13–17. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Anderson, Isaac". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Wiley, Samuel T. (1893). Garner, Winfield Scott (ed.). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County. Gresham Publishing Company. p. 622,640–643. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 438. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Jordan, John W. (1978). Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Company. pp. 485–488. ISBN 0-8063-0811-7. Retrieved November 10, 2023.