About Charles McClure
Lived 1804 – 1846 (aged 41–42). Charles McClure was an American politician and lawyer.
Charles McClure (1804 – January 10, 1846) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Charles McClure was born on Willow Grove farm, near Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle in 1824. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and practiced. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1835.
McClure was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He was elected to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William S. Ramsey. He served as secretary of state of Pennsylvania from 1843 to 1845, and was active in promoting the public-school system of Pennsylvania. He died in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in 1846, and is interred in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Who was Charles McClure?
American politician in Pennsylvania (1804-1846)
When was Charles McClure born?
Charles McClure was born in 1804 in Cumberland County.
When did Charles McClure die?
Charles McClure died on 10 January 1846 in Allegheny County.
What was Charles McClure's occupation?
Charles McClure was a politician and lawyer.
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Charles McClure was American.
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