John Martin Broomall

Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 7th district

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 7

    March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1869

3

Congresses Served

3

House Terms

January 19, 1816 (78 years old)

Birthday

June 3, 1894

Death

  • Served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for six years.
  • Was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County.
  • Born in Upper Chichester Township, Pennsylvania, and was a twin.
  • Attended a Quaker boarding school and studied law under prominent lawyers, including a U.S. Congressman.
  • Admitted to the Delaware County bar and began practicing law in Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • Appointed deputy attorney general for Delaware County.
  • Served in the Union Army as a Captain during a brief period in 1863.
  • Signed the 13th amendment to the Constitution and advocated for universal suffrage.
  • Chaired the United States House Committee on Accounts during his last term in Congress.
  • Resumed practicing law in 1874 and invested in real estate.
  • Appointed President Judge of the Thirty-Second Judicial District of Pennsylvania but lost the election to hold the position.
  • Was involved in various organizations, including the Delaware County Mutual Insurance Company and the Chester Gas Company.
  • Married twice and had seven children, with one becoming a pioneering woman physician.
  • Was a Quaker but faced religious consequences for marrying a non-Quaker.
  • Died in Philadelphia and was buried in Media Cemetery, Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania.
  • The community of Broomall, Pennsylvania, is named after him, and a local country club was renamed in his honor.