Daniel Sturgeon

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Daniel Sturgeon (October 27, 1789 – July 3, 1878) was an American physician, banker and Democratic party politician from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.

Daniel Sturgeon
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
In office January 14, 1840 – March 4, 1851
Preceded by	Samuel McKean
Succeeded by	Richard Brodhead
13th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office 1836–1840
Governor	Joseph Ritner
Preceded by	Joseph Lawrence
Succeeded by	Almon Heath Read
Pennsylvania Auditor General
In office 1830–1836
Governor	George Wolf
Preceded by	David Mann
Succeeded by	Nathaniel P. Hobart
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 19th district
In office 1825–1830
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1818–1824
Personal details
Born	(1789-10-27)October 27, 1789 Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 3, 1878(1878-07-03) (aged 88) Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Nancy Gregg Sturgeon
Profession	Politician, Banker, Physician

Biography

Daniel Sturgeon was born on October 27, 1789, in Mount Pleasant Township, present-day Adams County, Pennsylvania. He later moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1804. He attended Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Sturgeon practiced medicine in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, until being appointed county coroner in 1813. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1818 until 1824 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th district from 1825 until 1830, serving as President of that body for the final two years of his term until serving as Pennsylvania Auditor General from 1830 until 1836. Immediately prior to being elected to the U.S. Senate, Sturgeon served as Pennsylvania Treasurer from 1838 until 1839. The Senate seat on which Sturgeon served is now held by Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr.

Sturgeon was elected by the state legislature to the United States Senate on January 14, 1840, to serve the term that commenced on March 4, 1839. He was re-elected to the U.S. Senate in 1845 and was not a candidate for re-election in 1851. His term expired in March 1851. While a U.S. Senator, Sturgeon served as chairman of the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office and the Committee on Agriculture.

Following his tenure in the U.S. Senate, Sturgeon was appointed treasurer of the United States Mint in Philadelphia by President Franklin Pierce, serving from 1853 until 1858. He died in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1878.

External links

• United States Congress. "Daniel Sturgeon (id: S001046)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Daniel Sturgeon at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress