Edward Davies (Pennsylvania)
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Edward Davies was an Anti-Masonic and Whig
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Edward Davies was born in Churchtown, Pennsylvania
. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from 1834 to 1835.
Davies was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-fifth
and to the succeeding
Congress. He died on in Churchtown and was interred in Bangor Episcopal Churchyard in Churchtown.
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
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...
.
Edward Davies was born in Churchtown, Pennsylvania
Churchtown, Pennsylvania
Churchtown, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community located in Caernarvon Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Churchtown is located along Pennsylvania Route 23....
. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
from 1834 to 1835.
Davies was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate 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...
and to the succeeding
26th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress. He died on in Churchtown and was interred in Bangor Episcopal Churchyard in Churchtown.