US Con McAllister, Archibald - U.S. Congressman, PA

Archibald McAllister
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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:

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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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