William Swan Garvin (July 25, 1806 – February 20, 1883) was a western Pennsylvania newspaper proprietor who is most widely known for his term as a Jacksonian and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives.[1][2]
William Swan Garvin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Hays |
| Succeeded by | John Wilson Farrelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1806 Mercer, Pennsylvania |
| Died | February 20, 1883 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Mercer Citizens’ Cemetery, Mercer, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Occupation | Newspaper proprietor, postmaster, flour inspector |
| Committees | House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings |
Early years
editGarvin was born in Mercer, Pennsylvania on July 25, 1806. At the age of thirteen, he became an apprentice for Mercer County's Western Press, a Democratic newspaper.[3][4][5]
Career
editAfter journeying as a newspaper printer, he returned to the Western Press as its proprietor in 1830. He held that position off and on for the rest of his life.[6][7][8]
Garvin was postmaster of Mercer from 1837 to 1841.[9]
Garvin was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings during that session.[10][11][12][13]
He also served as a flour inspector in Pittsburgh during the early 1850s,[14] and was again appointed postmaster of Mercer in 1867 and served until 1869.[15]
Death and interment
editGarvin died on February 20, 1883, and was buried in the Mercer Citizens’ Cemetery.[16][17][18]
References
edit- ^ White, John G. (1909). "Ch. XIV: The Press". A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 217–218.
- ^ "Garvin, William Swan" (CongBio|G000089). Washington, D.C.: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, retrieved online September 8, 2024.
- ^ White, John G. (1909). "Ch. XIV: The Press". A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 217–218.
- ^ "Garvin, William Swan" (CongBio|G000089), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "William S. Garvin," in "Personal." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, February 21, 1882, p. 2 (subscription required).
- ^ White, John G. (1909). "Ch. XIV: The Press". A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 217–218.
- ^ "Two Old Editors Gone." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Times, February 21, 1882, p. 2 (subscription required).
- ^ "William S. Garvin," in "Personal," Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, February 21, 1882, p. 2.
- ^ White, John G. (1909). "Ch. XIV: The Press". A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 217–218.
- ^ White, John G. (1909). "Ch. XIV: The Press". A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 217–218.
- ^ "Garvin, William Swan" (CongBio|G000089), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Members of Congress Elected." Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Sunbury American, October 17, 1844, p. 2.
- ^ "William S. Garvin," in "Personal," Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, February 21, 1882, p. 2.
- ^ "The Flour Inspector." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Post, April 15, 1852, p. 2 (subscription required).
- ^ White, John G. (1909). "Ch. XIV: The Press". A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 217–218.
- ^ White, John G. (1909). "Ch. XIV: The Press". A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 217–218.
- ^ "Garvin, William Swan" (CongBio|G000089), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "William S. Garvin," in "Personal," Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, February 21, 1882, p. 2.