Alexander Ogle
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American politician (1766-1832)
Alexander Ogle (August 10, 1766 – October 14, 1832) was an American politician who served as a
U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
from 1817 to 1819.
Early life
Ogle was born August 10, 1766, in
Andrew Jackson Ogle[1]
Career
He served as a member of the
Pennsylvania militia, commanding the 12th division, comprising recruits from Somerset, Bedford and Cambria counties.[2] He worked as prothonotary, recorder of deeds, and clerk of courts from 1812 to 1817.[1] He owned slaves.[3]
Ogle was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the
1818. He served again as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1819 to 1823, and served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 22nd district in 1827 and 1828. He died in Somerset in 1832 and was interred in Union Cemetery.[4]
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania State Senate - Alexander Ogle Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Koontz, William H. (1906). History of Bedford and Somerset Counties Pennsylvania. New York: The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 248–249. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-19, retrieved 2022-07-11
- ^ "Alexander Ogle". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Alexander Ogle (id: O000045)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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Preceded by | Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1803-1804, 1807-1808, 1811, 1819-1823 |
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U.S. House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1817–1819 |
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Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
Preceded by | Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 22nd district 1827-1828 |
Succeeded by Henry Humbert Fore
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