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George Washington Toland

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George Washington Toland
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1844
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byJoseph R. Ingersoll, James Harper
Succeeded byJoseph R. Ingersoll
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 1st district
In office
March 4, 1834 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byDavid S. Hassinger
Succeeded byAbraham Miller
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1832–1833
Personal details
Born(1796-02-08)February 8, 1796
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 30, 1869(1869-01-30) (aged 72)
Resting placeLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic, National Republican, Whig

George Washington Toland (February 8, 1796 – January 30, 1869) was an American politician who served as a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1837 to 1843. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1832 to 1833, and as a Whig member in 1844. He served as a National Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 1st district from 1834 to 1835 and as a Democrat from 1835 to 1837.

Early life and education

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Toland was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father is Henry Toland of Germantown. He attended the common schools, and graduated from Princeton College in 1816. He read law and was admitted to the bar in 1819.[1]

Career

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He worked in the insurance business. He served as school director in Philadelphia from 1826 to 1830, as a member and treasurer of the Pennsylvania Institute of the Deaf and Dumb in 1828, as director of the Mechanic's Bank of Philadelphia from 1831 to 1832, and as director of the Philadelphia Board of Trade.[2]

He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1832 and 1833. He was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district and served as a National Republican from 1833 to 1835 and as a Democrat from 1835 to 1837.[1]

Toland was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses.

He served again as a Whig member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1844. He worked as a director of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from 1847 to 1849.[2]

He died on January 30, 1869, in Philadelphia[3] and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.[4]

References

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Citations

  1. ^ a b "George W. Toland". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "George W. Toland". archives.house.state.pa.us. Archives Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Toland, George Washington 1796-1869". www.bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ^ "George W Toland". www.remembermyjourney.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

1837–1843
alongside John Sergeant (1837–1841)
Joseph R. Ingersoll (1841–1843)
Succeeded by
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by
David S. Hassinger
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 1st district
1833-1835
Succeeded by
Abraham Miller