Archibald Van Horne
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Archibald Van Horne was an American
politician.
Van Horne was appointed adjutant of the Fourteenth Regiment of the Maryland Militia on April 18, 1798 and was commissioned captain on May 26, 1802. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from 1801 to 1803 and 1805, and served as speaker in the latter year. He resigned November 11, 1805, and was later elected as a Republican to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, serving from March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1811. During the Eleventh Congress, he was chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia.
Van Horne was again elected to the Maryland House of Delegates
and served from 1814 to 1816. He was then elected to the Maryland State Senate
in 1816 and served until his death in Prince Georges County, Maryland.
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politician.
Van Horne was appointed adjutant of the Fourteenth Regiment of the Maryland Militia on April 18, 1798 and was commissioned captain on May 26, 1802. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
from 1801 to 1803 and 1805, and served as speaker in the latter year. He resigned November 11, 1805, and was later elected as a Republican to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, serving from March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1811. During the Eleventh Congress, he was chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia.
Van Horne was again elected to the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
and served from 1814 to 1816. He was then elected to the Maryland State Senate
Maryland State Senate
The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland...
in 1816 and served until his death in Prince Georges County, Maryland.