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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaLevi PAWLING
(1773-1845)
PAWLING, Levi, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Fatland, near Norristown,
Pa., July 25, 1773; attended the common schools and was graduated
from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; moved to
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., in November 1795; studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1795 and practiced in Norristown and
Philadelphia; trustee of lands belonging to the University of
Pennsylvania; appointed chairman of the commission to raise funds
relative to lock navigation on the Schuylkill River in 1816;
elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4,
1817-March 3, 1819); elected burgess of Norristown in 1818;
president of the board of directors of the Bank of Montgomery
County; died in Norristown, Pa., September 7, 1845; interment in
St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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