Archibald McAllister
Archibald McAllister (October 12, 1813 – July 18, 1883) was a
U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Early life and education
Archibald McAllister (grandson of
John Andre Hanna, and the paternal nephew of the George Washington McAllister, the owner of Strathy Hall) was born at Fort Hunter, Pennsylvania, near present-day Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He moved to Blair County, Pennsylvania, in 1842 and engaged in manufacturing charcoal iron at Springfield Furnace, Pennsylvania
.
Career
McAllister was elected as a Democrat to the
1864
.
Later life and death
He resumed the manufacture of iron and died in Royer, Pennsylvania. He is interred in Mountain Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Archibald McAllister (id: M000295)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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