Biography

12/15/1811 - 08/29/1880

Robert Allison McMurtrie (Whig15) Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon Counties 1851-1853

Early Life:

Robert Allison McMurtrie, born December 15, 1811, Petersburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania; son of David and Martha Elliot McMurtrie; Jefferson College (now, Washington and Jefferson College); read law with Judge John Reed, admitted, Huntingdon County bar, 1833; attorney, 1833-1880; moved, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania 1840; elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1845, not a candidate for reelection, 1845; elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1851-1853; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1863; elected, Union Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1864; not a candidate for reelection, 1864; married, Sarah Ann Briscoe McMurtrie, 1852 (d.1852) married, Maria Matilda Milliken, children, Sarah Blair McMurtrie, David McMurtrie; died, August 29, 1880, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania; interment, Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Huntingdon County, 1845, not a candidate for reelection, 1845. 

Elected, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 15th district, Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon Counties, 1851-1853. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Blair County, 1863; elected, Union Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Blair County, 1864; not a candidate for reelection, 1864. 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

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

Legacy:

Judge John Reed, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 16th district, Indiana, Jefferson and Westmoreland Counties, 1815-1819.

John Reed  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Cited:

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

Composite of Blair County Bar, Brumbaugh, Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Robert Allison McMurtrie (1811-1880) - Find a Grave Memorial