Biography

01/08/1808 - 11/25/1879

Doctor Jonas Roup McClintock (D22) Allegheny County 1854-1856

Early Life: 

Doctor Jonas Roup McClintock born January 8, 1808, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; son of John and Elizabeth Roup McClintock; Western University of Pennsylvania, (now University of Pittsburgh); University of Maryland Medical School, M.D., 1830; first lieutenant, 18th Regiment, Duquesne Greys, Pennsylvania Militia, 1832; appointed, assistant surgeon, United States Army, 1833; aide-de-camp, lieutenant colonel, Pennsylvania Militia, 1849-1850; field physician, Pennsylvania Militia, Civil War; physician; appointed, physician of Pittsburgh, 1832; captain, Vigilant Fire Company, 1833-1835; elected, common council, Pittsburgh, 1834-1835; president, common council, Pittsburgh, 1835; elected, mayor, Pittsburgh , 1836-1839; presidential appointee, melter and refiner, United States Mint, Department of Treasury, Philadelphia, 1840-1843; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1850 term; trustee, Pittsburgh Commercial College, 1850; unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress, 1850; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1854-1856; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1864; died, November 25, 1879, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interment, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career:

First lieutenant, 18th Regiment, Duquesne Greys, Pennsylvania Militia, 1832; appointed, assistant surgeon, United States Army, 1833; aide-de-camp, lieutenant colonel, Pennsylvania Militia, 1849-1850; field physician, Pennsylvania Militia, Civil War.

Organized, Pittsburgh's first board of health, 1832; Captain, Vigilant Fire Company, 1833-1835.

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Elected, common council, Pittsburgh, 1834-1835; president, common council, Pittsburgh, 1835.

Elected, Democrat, 8th Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1836-1839. Established the Pittsburgh Police Department.  He also implemented major infrastructure improvements in the city including the original "cut" of Grant's Hill, a steep bluff boxing the city in on the east. The "cut" allowed for settlement of an area of the city previously uninhabitable because of the grade of the land. The city also expanded during his time as mayor with the annexation of the Northern Liberties Borough. Youngest mayor, Pittsburgh at age 28 (until Luke Ravenstahl, age 26, 2006-2014) known as the "Boy Mayor"

Presidential appointee, John Tyler; melter and refiner, United States Mint, Department of Treasury, Philadelphia, 1840-1843.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1850.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 22nd district, Allegheny County, 1854-1856; sponsored legislation which established free secondary education in Pennsylvania. 

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1864.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Legacy: 

Grandson, Wilson Shaw McClintock, Pennsylvania State Senate 43rd district, Allegheny County1921-1924. 

Wilson Shaw McClintock  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Cited: 

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

Jonas Roup McClintock (1808-1879) - Find a Grave Memorial