Horace Binney

Anti-Jacksonian Representative of Pennsylvania's 2nd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 4, 1780 (95 years old)

Birthday

August 12, 1875

Death

Served as an Anti-Jacksonian and later as a Whig in the U.S. House of Representatives
Born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Graduated from Harvard College in 1797 and founded the Hasty Pudding Club
Studied law under Jared Ingersoll, a member of the Constitutional convention of 1787
Admitted to the bar in 1800 and practiced law in Philadelphia for fifty years, becoming a leading lawyer in Pennsylvania and the United States
Served in the Pennsylvania legislature between 1806 and 1807
Defended the United States Bank and opposed President Andrew Jackson’s policies while in Congress
Elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1808
Involved in notable legal cases such as Lyle v. Richards and Vidal et al v. Philadelphia et al, the latter influencing the interpretation of the law of charities
Published works on public addresses and legal inquiries, including discussions on the right of habeas corpus during the American Civil War
Elected an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1867
Married to Elizabeth Cox, with whom he had several children, including notable descendants
Buried in the churchyard of Church of St. James the Less in Philadelphia