Biography

1772 - 10/25/1852

Isaac Wayne (Federalist5) Chester County 1806-1808 (Federalist5) Chester and Delaware Counties 1808-1810 (Federalist2) Chester and Delaware Counties 1810-1811

Early Life:

Isaac Wayne, born February 1772, family estate Waynesborough, Easttown Township, Province of Pennsylvania; son of Anthony Wayne and Mary Penrose Wayne; Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1792; studied law, admitted, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bar 1795; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1799-1801; unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1804; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1806-1811; unsuccessful  campaign, Federalist candidate, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1811; captain, Pennsylvania Horse Cavalry, colonel, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, War of 1812, military service, 1812-1823; unsuccessful campaign, Federalist candidate, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1814; unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1814; unsuccessful campaign, Federalist candidate, United States Senate, Special Election, 1814; unsuccessful campaign, Federalist candidate, Pennsylvania United States Senate, 1820; elected, Federalist, United States House of Representatives, 1823-1825; unsuccessful campaign, Federalist candidate, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1823; engaged, agricultural pursuits; married, Elizabeth Smith Wayne, children, Anthony Wayne, William Wayne, Richard Wayne, Sidney, Mary; died, October 25, 1852 (aged 80), Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; interment, Old Saint David's Church Cemetery, Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.   

Authored:

Biographical Memoir of Major General Anthony Wayne, The Casket No. 5, Philadelphia, May 1829.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1799-1801. 

Unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania 3rd congressional district, 1804.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 5th district, Chester County, 1806-1808.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 5th district, Chester and Delaware Counties, 1808-1810.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2nd district, Chester and Delaware Counties, 1810-1811; resigned his seat prior to the beginning of the session and was replaced by John Gemmil. 

Unsuccessful campaign, Federalist candidate, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1811.

Unsuccessful campaign, Federalist candidate, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1814.

Unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania 2nd congressional district, 1814.

Unsuccessful campaign, Federalist candidate, Pennsylvania United States Senate, Special Election, 1814.

Unsuccessful campaign, Federalist candidate, Pennsylvania United States Senate, Ballot 1, Ballot 2, Ballot 3, Ballot 4, Ballot 5, 1820.

Elected, Federalist, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, 18th congress, 1823-1825. 

Unsuccessful campaign, Federalist candidate, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1823.

Legacy:

Son, American Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne, grandson, Isaac Wayne, Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, Chester County, 1757-1763.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. Senate Members "W" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

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