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Robert Allison

Anti-Masonic Representative of Pennsylvania's 12th district

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 12

    December 5, 1831 - March 2, 1833

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

March 10, 1777 (63 years old)

Birthday

December 2, 1840

Death

  • Served a single term in the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Represented Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district
  • Member of the Anti-Masonic Party
  • Born near Greencastle, Pennsylvania
  • Moved to Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, in 1795
  • Worked as a clerk before studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1798
  • Served as a captain in the Huntingdon Volunteers during the War of 1812
  • Held the position of burgess of Huntingdon multiple times
  • Unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1824, 1826, and 1828 before being elected in 1831
  • Did not seek renomination in 1832
  • Resumed practicing law in Huntingdon after leaving Congress
  • Married Mary Elliott in 1802 and had four children
  • Died in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and was interred in River View Cemetery there