Biography

02/06/1772 - 12/13/1829

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

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, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1827-1828; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1828-1829; died, December 13, 1829 (age 57), in office, 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, 13^th District, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, and Potter Counties, 1822-1826.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 13^th District, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, and Potter Counties, 1827-1829.

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

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography: 

Not currently available.

Legacy:

Became one of two lawyers who initially settled the town of Williamsport.

Cited:

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

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

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