Biography

07/04/1792 - 06/06/1841

Edward Coleman (Federalist4) Lancaster County 1820-1824

Early Life:

Edward Coleman, born July 4, 1792, Elizabeth Farms (now, Elizabethtown), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, son of Robert and Anne Caroline (Old) Coleman; classical education; married, Mary Jane Ross, 1816, children, Anne Ross Coleman, Harriet Coleman; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1818-1820; Pennsylvania State Senate, 1820-1824; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1824; died, June 6, 1841, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interment, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Charter trustee, Lancaster County Academy, 1827; financial officer, Conestoga Navigation Company.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1818-1820.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, Lancaster County, 1820-1824.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 7th district, 1824. 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Not currently available. 

Legacy:

Father, Robert Coleman, delegate, State Convention which ratified the Constitution of the United States; member, Pennsylvania Assembly, 1783; associate judge of Lancaster County; successful ironmaster of Lancaster County, owner of Hopewell Forge. Second Lieutenant, 1776, First Lieutenant, 1793, Captain, 1794.

Conestoga Navigation Company, named, Steamboat Edward Coleman in his honor.

Cited:

Cox, Harold "Senate Members "C". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

Edward Coleman (1792-1841) - Find a Grave Memorial