Arnold Plumer was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

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Arnold Plumer was born near Cooperstown, Pennsylvania

Cooperstown, Pennsylvania

Cooperstown is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cooperstown is located at ....

. He was privately tutored at home and completed preparatory studies. He served as sheriff

Sheriff

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 of Venango County, Pennsylvania

Venango County, Pennsylvania

Venango County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,984. Its county seat is Franklin.-History:Venango County was created on March 12, 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming Counties...

, in 1823 and prothonotary

Prothonotary

The word prothonotary is recorded in English since 1447, as "principal clerk of a court," from L.L. prothonotarius , from Greek protonotarios "first scribe," originally the chief of the college of recorders of the court of the Byzantine Empire, from Greek protos "first" + Latin notarius ; the -h-...

 of the county in 1829 and clerk of the courts and recorder from 1830 to 1836.

Plumer was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth

25th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

 Congress. He was appointed marshal of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania sits in Pittsburgh, Erie, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is composed of ten judges as authorized by federal law. The Honorable Judge Gary L. Lancaster is currently Chief Judge of the Western Pennsylvania District...

 by President Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren

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 on May 20, 1839, and served until May 6, 1841. He was elected to the Twenty-seventh

27th United States Congress

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 Congress. He was again appointed United States Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania on December 14, 1847, and served until April 3, 1848, when he resigned. He was State Treasurer of Pennsylvania in 1848. He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention

1860 Democratic National Convention

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. He engaged in mining and banking enterprises and died in Franklin, Pennsylvania. Interment in Franklin Cemetery.

Sources

• The Political Graveyard