Biography

06/08/1817 - 03/11/1894

Isaac Benson (R11) McKean, Potter, Tioga and Warren Counties 1860-1862

Early Life:

Isaac Benson, born June 8, 1817, Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania; Waterford Academy, Warren Pennsylvania; studied law under Struthers & Johnson, admitted, Warren bar, 1844, law practice; moved, Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, 1845; elected, Opposition, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1857-1858; married, Eugenia Laura Stebbins, 1857; son, James B. Benson; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1858-1859; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1860-1862; died, March 11, 1894 (76 years, 7 months, 3 days) Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania; interment, Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania. 

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

Christ Church, English Protestant Episcopal.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Opposition, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1857-1858. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1858-1859. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 11th district, McKean, Potter, Tioga and Warren Counties, 1860-1862.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

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

Cited:

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

Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania, Volume I.

Isaac Benson (1817-1894) - Find a Grave Memorial