Amos Gustine (1789 – March 3, 1844) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1841 to 1843.[1][2]
Amos Gustine | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district | |
| In office May 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Charles McClure |
| Succeeded by | Henry Frick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1789 Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 3, 1844 (aged 54–55) Juniata County, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Presbyterian Cemetery in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
editBorn in Pennsylvania in 1789, Gustine was a member of the board of managers of the Mifflin Bridge Company in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania in 1828. He then served as the sheriff of Juniata County, Pennsylvania from 1831 to 1834. Awarded the contract for the first courthouse erected at Mifflintown, Pennsylvania in 1832, he served as a member of the first town council of Mifflintown in 1833, and was also employed as a merchant in that same year.[3][4]
Gustine was subsequently elected as treasurer of Juniata County in 1837.[5][6]
Congress
editElected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress, Gustine returned to farming and milling after his tenure of service ended.[7][8]
Death and interment
editGustine died in Jericho Mills, Pennsylvania on March 3, 1844, and was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Gustine, Amos" (G000533), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online, March 2, 2023.
- ^ "Gustine, Amos." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Gustine, Amos," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Gustine, Amos," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Gustine, Amos," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Gustine, Amos," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Gustine, Amos," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Gustine, Amos," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Gustine, Amos," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Gustine, Amos," The Political Graveyard.