Andrew W. Loomis
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June 27, 1797
Andrew W. Loomis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – October 20, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | John Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Charles D. Coffin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Williams Loomis June 27, 1797 |
| Died | August 24, 1873 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Union College |
Andrew Williams Loomis (June 27, 1797 – August 24, 1873) was a 19th-century American lawyer who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio during the year 1837.
Congress
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Loomis earned his law degree from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1819. He was admitted to the bar, and moved to Canton, Ohio to practice law. He then moved to New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Ohio. He served as delegate to the National-Republican State convention in 1827 and 1828.
Loomis was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1837, until October 20, 1837, when he resigned.
Later career
He then relocated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1839, and resumed his legal practice. He served as member of the Peace Conference of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
Sometime around 1868, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio.
