Chauncey Forward
American politician
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Chauncey Forward (February 4, 1793 – October 19, 1839) was an American politician who served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Chauncey Forward | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district | |
| In office December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Thomson |
| Succeeded by | George Burd |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22nd district | |
| In office 1823–1826 | |
| Preceded by | David Mann |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Ogle |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1820-1822 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1793 Old Granby, Connecticut, US |
| Died | October 19, 1839 (aged 46) |
| Party | Jacksonian |
| Relations | Oliver Forward (brother) Walter Forward (brother) |
Early life and education
Forward was born in Old Granby, Connecticut, to Samuel and Susannah Forward.[1] Among his brothers were Oliver Forward and Walter Forward. His grandson was Chauncey Forward Black. He moved with his father to Ohio in 1800, and a short time afterward to Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He pursued classical studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1817 and began practice in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He was married to Rebekah Blair of Maryland.[2]
Career
He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1820 to 1822 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 22nd district from 1823 to 1826.[1][3][4]
Forward was elected to the Nineteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alexander Thomson. He was reelected to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress. He was appointed prothonotary and recorder of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in 1831. He died in Somerset in 1839.
