Member Biography

William Andrew McIlvane 

Pennsylvania Senate Seal
Sessions Office Position District Party
1823-1824       14 Democrat
1824-1825       14 Democrat
1825-1826       14 Democrat

COUNTIES: Adams, York  


Biography

1783 - 12/15/1854

Doctor William Andrew McIlvain (D14) Adams and York Counties 1823-1826

Early Life:

Doctor William Andrew McIlvain, born 1783, York, York County, Pennsylvania; son of Captain John and Elizabeth Donaldson McIlvaine; married, Juliana Spangler McIlvain, 1812, children, Sarah C McIlvain, Mary Louise McIlvain, Eliza Ann Upp, John Edwin McIlvain; unsuccessful candidate, Coroner, York County, 1815; elected, Coroner, York County, 1818; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1823-1826; died, December 15, 1854, York, York County, Pennsylvania, interment, First Presbyterian Churchyard, York, York County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Unsuccessful candidate, Coroner, York County, Pennsylvania, 1815. 

Elected, Coroner, York County, Pennsylvania, 1818.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 14th district, Adams and York Counties, 1823-1826.

Cited:

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

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

Dr William Andrew McIlvain (1783-1854) - Find a Grave Memorial