George Washington Toland

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George Washington Toland
Member of the
Pennsylvania Senate for the 1st district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byDavid S. Hassinger
Succeeded byAbraham Miller
Personal details
Born(1796-02-08)February 8, 1796
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 30, 1869(1869-01-30) (aged 72)
Political partyDemocratic, Whig

George Washington Toland (February 8, 1796 – January 30, 1869) was an American politician from

Pennsylvania Senate for the 1st district
from 1833 to 1835.

Early life and education

Toland was born in

Princeton College
in 1816. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819.

Career

He held several local offices. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1832 and 1844. He was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district and served from 1833 to 1855.[1]

Toland was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses.

He died in Philadelphia in 1869 and is interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Notes

  1. ^ "George W. Toland". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

Sources

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Joseph R. Ingersoll,
James Harper
Member of the 
Joseph R. Ingersoll
(1841–1843)
Succeeded by
Joseph R. Ingersoll
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by
David S. Hassinger
Member of the
Pennsylvania Senate, 1st district

1833-1835
Succeeded by
Abraham Miller