Biography

05/18/1770 - 05/18/1823

Henry Hurst (D20) Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties 1816-1821

Early Life:

Henry Hurst born May 18, 1770, Northumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; married Isabella Nichol, 1801; moved, Meadville, Pennsylvania, engaged, mercantile business, 1801-1823; elected, Commissioner, Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1802; Elected, reelected, Sheriff, Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1806, 1810; appointed, postmaster of Meadville, 1812; Trustee, Academy, Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1813; aid de-camp, staff of General David Mead, 1813; organizers, Northwestern Bank, the first banking institution in northwestern Pennsylvania, 1814; appointed, Brigadier General; 2nd Brigade, 16th Division, Pennsylvania Militia, 1814; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1816-1821; died, May 18,1823, (aged 53), Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania; interment, Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Commissioner, Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1802.

Elected, reelected, Sheriff, Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1806, 1810.

Appointed, postmaster of Meadville, 1812. 

Trustee, Academy, Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1813. 

Aid de-camp, staff of General David Mead, at the time of the threatened descent of the British forces upon Erie, Pennsylvania for the purpose of burning the fleet of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 20th district, Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties, 1816-1821.

Cited:

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

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

Henry Hurst (1770-1823) - Find a Grave Memorial