John Findlay (U.S. politician)

John Findlay (March 31, 1766 – November 5, 1838) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

For other people of the same name, see John Findlay.
John Findlay
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 11th district
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1827
Preceded byGeorge Plumer
Succeeded bySee below
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded byJames Duncan
Succeeded byPhilip Swenk Markley
Personal details
Born(1766-03-31)March 31, 1766
Mercersburg, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedNovember 5, 1838(1838-11-05) (aged 72)
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Jacksonian Democrat
Jacksonian

Biography

John Findlay (brother of James Findlay and William Findlay) was born in Mercersburg in the Province of Pennsylvania. He served as a prothonotary from 1809 to 1821. He served as captain in the War of 1812. He moved to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and served as a register and recorder of deeds, clerk of the orphans’ court and clerk of the court of quarter sessions from 1809 to 1818.

Findlay was elected as a Republican to the Seventeenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Duncan. He was reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1826. He was appointed postmaster of Chambersburg on March 20, 1829, and held the office until his death there in 1838. Interment in Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Chambersburg.

Notes

    Sources
    • United States Congress. "John Findlay (id: F000120)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
    • The Political Graveyard
    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by
    James Duncan    		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
    1821–1823

    alongside: James McSherry

    		 Succeeded by
    Philip Swenk Markley
    Preceded by
    George Plumer    		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
    1823–1827

    alongside: James Wilson

    		 Succeeded by
    James Wilson
    William Ramsey


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