Elijah Babbitt

Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 25th district

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 25

    July 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

July 29, 1795 (91 years old)

Birthday

January 9, 1887

Death

  • Served as a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.
  • Born in Providence, Rhode Island, and later moved to New York State with his family.
  • Relocated to Milton, Pennsylvania, in 1816, where he pursued and commenced a career in law after being admitted to the bar in 1824.
  • Moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1826, continuing his legal practice and serving in various legal roles including attorney for Erie and prosecuting attorney for Erie County.
  • Held the position of deputy attorney general for Pennsylvania in the mid-1830s.
  • Served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania State Senate during the 1830s and 1840s.
  • Elected to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses as a Republican but did not seek reelection in 1862.
  • Resumed his legal practice after his congressional service and remained in Erie until his death.
  • Interred in Erie Cemetery following his death in 1887.