Archibald McAllister
Born: October 12, 1813
Birthplace: Fort Hunter, Pennsylvania
Father: Captain John Carson McAllister 1790 – 1866
(Buried: McAllister Family Cemetery, Fort Hunter, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Frances Harris Hanna 1791 – 1867
(Buried: McAllister Family Cemetery, Fort Hunter, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Henrietta Provence Royer 1822 – 1898
(Buried: Royer Cemetery, Royer, Pennsylvania)
Children:
Isabel T. McAllister 1842 – 1851
(Buried: Royer Cemetery, Royster, Pennsylvania)
Clarence Hanna McAllister 1844 – 1878
(Buried: Royer Cemetery, Royster, Pennsylvania)
Orville Jewett McAllister 1846 – 1916
(Buried: Royer Cemetery, Royer, Pennsylvania)
Mary Jewett McAllister 1848 – 1924
(Buried: Royer Cemetery, Royer, Pennsylvania)
Ida Amelia McAllister 1851 – 1936
(Buried: Royer Cemetery, Royer, Pennsylvania)
Sarah Provence "Sally" McAllister Davis 1854 – 1935
(Buried: Royer Cemetery, Royer, Pennsylvania)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
Attended Dickinson College
Occupation before War:
Charcoal Iron Manufacturer at Springfield Furnace in Pennsylvania
Civil War Career:
Charcoal Iron Manufacturer at Springfield Furnace in Pennsylvania
1863 – 1865: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
1863 – 1865: Member of House Military Affairs Committee
1864: Choose not to be a candidate for renomination to U.S. Congress
1865: Supporter and voted in favor of 13th Amendment
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1883: Charcoal Iron Manufacturer at Springfield Furnace
Died: July 18, 1883
Place of Death: Royer, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 69 years old
Burial Place: Royer Cemetery, Royer, Pennsylvania
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