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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaThomas Grubb McCULLOUGH
(1785-1848)
McCULLOUGH, Thomas Grubb,
a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., April 20, 1785; attended the common schools; studied
law; was admitted to the Franklin County bar April 8, 1806; served
in the War of 1812 as a private and later as quartermaster; elected
as a Federalist to the Sixteenth Congress to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of David Fullerton and served from
October 17, 1820, to March 4, 1821; served in the State house of
representatives 1831-1835; first president of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Co.; managed and edited the Franklin Repository; was
president of the Bank of Chambersburg at the time of his death;
died in Chambersburg, Pa., September 10, 1848.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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