Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1794-1795 | 2 | Federalist | ||
1795-1796 | 2 | Federalist | ||
1796-1797 | 2 | Federalist | ||
1797-1798 | 2 | Federalist | ||
1798-1799 | 2 | Federalist | ||
1799-1800 | 2 | Federalist | ||
1800-1801 | 2 | Federalist |
COUNTIES: Bucks, Montgomery, Chester
Dennis Whelen (Federalist2) Bucks, Chester, Montgomery Counties 1794-1801 (Federalist2) Chester County 1801-1802
Early Life:
Dennis Whelen born January 19, 1761, Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; son of Dennis and Sarah Thompson Whelan; founder, Chester and Delaware Federalist, Village Record; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1792-1794; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1794-1802; unsuccessful campaign, Auditor, Chester County, 1809; married, Mary Downing; died, 1819, Chester County, Pennsylvania. No burial information.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Chester County, 1792-1794.
Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2nd district, Bucks, Chester, Montgomery Counties, 1794-1801; Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2nd district, Chester County, 1801-1802, unsuccessful reelection campaign, 1802.
Unsuccessful campaign, Auditor, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1809.
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:
Not currently available.
Legacy:
Brother, Israel Whelen, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, Delaware, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia Counties, 1795-1798.
Israel Whelen - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members W". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)
To George Washington from the Grand Inquest of Chester County … (archives.gov)