Edwin Hallowell
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April 2, 1844
Edwin Hallowell | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Morris Yardley |
| Succeeded by | Irving Price Wanger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Hallowell April 2, 1844 |
| Died | September 13, 1916 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Abington Friends Burying Ground in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania |
| Party | Democratic |
Edwin Hallowell (April 2, 1844 – September 13, 1916) was an American farmer and politician who served one term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1893.
Early political career
Edwin Hallowell was born near Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits before being elected as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, serving from 1876 to 1879. He was chairman of the Democratic county committee of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1886. He was a delegate to the 1888 Democratic National Convention.
Congress
Hallowell was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress. He was a delegate to the Democratic Presidential Convention that nominated Grover Cleveland for president, second term.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892.
Later life
Owing to his physical disabilities Hallowell led a private life for the last years of his life. He was a bachelor and made his home with his sister on the farm on Plank Road in Abington Township.[1] He resumed agricultural pursuits.
Death and burial
He died in Abington, Pennsylvania. He was interred in Abington Friends Burying Ground, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.
