Biography

02/12/1760 - 06/16/1836

Captain William Livingston Erwin (Federalist3) Bucks County 1808-1816

Early Life:

Captain William Livingston Erwin, born February 12, 1760, Ballynedrentich, Killead Parish, County Antrim, Ireland; son of Colonel Arthur Erwin and first wife Mary Scott; settled in Tinicum, Bucks County; captain, Revolutionary War; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1808-1816; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1820; married, Achsah R. Rockhill Erwin, 1782, children, Mary Erwin, Rachel Erwin, Scott R. Erwin, Julianna Erwin, Charlotte Erwin; died, June 16, 1836 (age 76), Erwinna, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; interment, Erwin Family Cemetery, Erwinna, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career:

Served, Captain, Revolutionary War, 3rd Battalion, First Regiment of Foot; commissioned, Captain, First Regiment of Foot, Continental Service May 14, 1781.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 3rd district, Bucks County, 1808-1816.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State Senate, 3rd district, Bucks County, 1820.

Legacy:

It is said that his father, Colonel Arthur Erwin, one of George Washington officers, provided some of the boats used in the transporting of Washington’s troops across the Delaware, Christmas Day 1776.  

Half-brother, John Erwin, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, Lehigh, Northampton, Pike and Wayne Counties, 1818-1819.

John Erwin  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. Senate Members "E" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

William Livingston Erwin (1760-1836) - Find a Grave Memorial