Doctor Ely Kitchin (D5) Bucks County 1824-1827
Early Life:
Doctor Ely Kitchin, born January 31, 1784, Solebury, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; son of John and Hanna Ely Kitchin; practiced medicine; private, Pennsylvania Militia, War of 1812, 1812-1815; gubernatorial appointed, Clerk, Orphans’ Court, Court of Quarter Sessions; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1816; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1824-1827; married, Rebecca Crowell, 1827, children, Sarah Kitchin Samuel Kitchin Mary Kitchin; died, February 24, 1842 (Aged 58 Years and 24 Days), New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania; interment, Lower Tinicum Union Cemetery, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Early Career:
Private, Regiment L Infantry (Bache's) Pennsylvania Militia United States, War of 1812, 1812-1815.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Appointed, Clerk, Orphans’ Court, Court of Quarter Sessions, Governor John Andrew Shulze.
Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Bucks County, 1816.
Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 5th district, Bucks County, 1824-1827.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)
Dr Ely Kitchin (1784-1842) - Find a Grave Memorial