John S. Gallaher

John S. Gallaher (December 1, 1796 – February 4, 1877) was an American politician and newspaperman from Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1830 to 1835 and 1842 to 1844. He was a member of the Virginia Senate from 1844 to 1848. He founded Virginia Free Press. He served as the Third Auditor of the United States Department of the Treasury under Presidents Taylor and Fillmore from 1849 to 1858.

Early life John S. Gallaher was born on December 1, 1796, in Martinsburg, Virginia. From the ages of five to twelve, he was taught in a school house by James Maxwell, the county surveyor.

On April 4, 1809, Gallaher joined the printing office of John Alburtis of the Berkeley and Jefferson Intelligencer (later the Martinsburg Gazette) in Martinsburg.

Gallaher was a Whig. In 1832, he was appointed as commissioner alongside James Faulkner and John B. D. Smith to settle the boundary line of Virginia.

Gallaher died on February 4, 1877, at his home on F Street in Washington, D.C. He was buried in Edge Hill Cemetery.