Albert Gallatin Marchand

Albert Gallatin Marchand (* February 27, 1811 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, † February 5, 1848 ) was an American politician. Between 1839 and 1843 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Albert Marchand was the son of Congressman David Marchand ( 1776-1832 ). He attended the common schools. After a subsequent law degree in 1833 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Greensburg to work in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1838, Marchand was in the 19th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Klingensmith on March 4, 1839. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1843 two legislative sessions. Since 1841 he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts. The time from 1841 was marked by the tensions between President John Tyler and the Whigs. It was also at that time already been discussed about a possible annexation of the independent Republic of Texas since 1836 by Mexico.

In 1842, Albert Marchand gave up another candidacy. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on February 5, 1848 in Greensburg.