Edwin Hallowell

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.

Edwin Hallowell
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 (1844-04-02)April 2, 1844 Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Died	September 13, 1916(1916-09-13) (aged 72) Abington, Pennsylvania
Resting place	Abington Friends Burying Ground in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic

Biography

Edwin Hallowell was born near Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools.

Early political career

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. 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. He resumed agricultural pursuits.

Death and burial

He died in Abington, Pennsylvania. He was interred in Abington Friends Burying Ground, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

References

• United States Congress. "Edwin Hallowell (id: H000084)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
• The Political Graveyard

External links

• "Edwin Hallowell". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-04-11.