Biography

03/11/1755 - 06/12/1837

Amos Slaymaker (Constitutionalists (Quid)6) Lancaster County 1806-1810

Early Life:

Amos Slaymaker, born March 11, 1755, London Lands (now, Paradise), Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; son of Henry and Faithful Jones Richardson Slaymaker; limited schooling; engaged, agricultural pursuits; built, operated a hotel, Lancaster and Philadelphia Pike; ensign, uncle, Captain John Slaymaker Company, Revolutionary War, joined an organization formed to curtail Loyalist activities, Lancaster County; justice of the peace, Salisbury Township, Lancaster; unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1803, 1804; appointed Inspector, Pennsylvania State Militia, Lancaster County, 1806; commissioner, Lancaster County, 1806-1810; elected, Constitutionalists (Quid), Pennsylvania State Senate, 1806-1810; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Lancaster County 1810-1811; unsuccessful campaigns, United States House of Representatives, 1812, 1814, 1816; elected, Federalist, United States House of Representatives, Special Election, Thirteenth Congress, 1814-1815; established a stagecoach line, Philadelphia to the west; married, Isabella Fleming; died June 12, 1837, (age 82) Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; interment, Old Leacock Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Intercourse, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Lancaster County, 1803.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Lancaster County, 1804.

Commissioner, Lancaster County, 1806-1810.

Elected, Constitutionalists (Quid), Pennsylvania State Senate, 6th district, Lancaster County, 1806-1810.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Lancaster County, 1810-1811.

Unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1812.

Unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1814.

Elected, Federalist, United States House of Representatives, Special Election, Thirteenth Congress, vacancy, resignation, James Whitehill, 1814-1815.

Unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1816.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Not currently available.

Cited:

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

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

Amos Slaymaker (1755-1837) - Find a Grave Memorial