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Robert McClure (Federalist13), Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, and Potter Counties, 1827-1828 (D13) Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, and Potter Counties 1828-1829

Early Life: 

Robert McClure, born February 6, 1772, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; son of Robert and Margaret Dowglass McClure; rudimentary early education; graduated, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Lawyer; owner, log and stone processing facilities, unnamed distillery, landing dock located, Williamsport; married, Mary Hepburn; children, William McClure, Hepburn McClure, Louisa Jane McClure Lowe, and Edwin C. McClure; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1822-1827; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1827-1828; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1828-1829; died, December 13, 1829 (age 57), in office of Senate, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania; internment, originally in Williamsport’s “old burial ground” on West Fourth Street, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, reinterment location unknown.

Early Career:

Lawyer. Owner, log and stone processing facilities, unnamed distillery, landing dock located, Williamsport, Susquehanna River. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 13th district, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, and Potter Counties, 1822-1826.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 13th district, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, and Potter Counties, 1827-1828. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 13th district, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, and Potter Counties, 1828 - died in office, December 13, 1829.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website

Legacy: 

One of two lawyers who initially settled the town of Williamsport. The other of the two early lawyers was Charles Huston, also a prominent figure in the founding of Williamsport’s legal profession. Together, McClure and Huston helped establish the legal foundation for the growing town in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Cited:

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

Marshall R. Anspach. Historical Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Lycoming County, 1795-1989. Muncy, Pennsylvania: Three Towns Press, Inc.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

“Robert McClure (1772-1829).” Ancestry.com. Accessed November 7, 2022.

Robert McClure (1772-1829) - Find a Grave Memorial