Levi A. Mackey
Levi Augustus Mackey (November 25, 1819 – February 8, 1889) was a
United States representative from Pennsylvania
.
Mackey was born in
Phi Beta Kappa honors and membership in The Kappa Alpha Society, before studying law at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
.
From 1841 until 1855, Mackey practiced law in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. He then served as the president of Lock Haven Bank and as president of the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad.
Mackey served as a
1868 but was elected mayor of Lock Haven in 1870. From March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1879 he served as a Democratic U.S. Representative to the Forty-fourth and 45th United States Congresses
, representing the 20th District of Pennsylvania.
He died in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, February 8, 1889, and was interred at Highland Cemetery in Lock Haven.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Levi A. Mackey (id: M000025)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard