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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | William S. Garvin |
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Mercer, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 25, 1806
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| Died | February 20, 1883
(76 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | GARVIN, William Swan, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mercer, Mercer County, Pa., on July 25, 1806; pursued an academic course; editor of the Western Press, in Mercer, for fifty years; appointed postmaster of Mercer January 3, 1837, and served until June 12, 1841; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847); chairman, Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Twenty-ninth Congress); flour inspector in Pittsburgh, Pa.; again appointed postmaster of Mercer April 10, 1867, and served until June 23, 1869; engaged in journalism; died in Mercer, Pa., February 20, 1883; interment in the Citizens’ Cemetery.
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