Edward Darlington

Edward Darlington ( born September 17, 1795 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, † November 21, 1884 in Media, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1833 and 1839 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Edward Darlington was a cousin of Congressman Isaac Darlington (1791-1839) and William Darlington ( 1782-1863 ). Even in his childhood he moved with his parents in the Delaware County, where he attended the public schools and the Westchester Academy. Between 1817 and 1820 he taught himself as a teacher. After studying law and his 1821 was admitted to the bar he began to work in Chester in this profession. From 1824 to 1830 he was deputy attorney general of his state. Politically, he was a member of the short-lived Anti- Masonic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1832 Darlington party was in the fourth electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Joshua Evans on March 4, 1833. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1839 three legislative periods. Between 1835 and 1837 he was chairman of the Committee for the control of expenditure on public property. Since the inauguration of President Andrew Jackson in 1829, was discussed inside and outside of Congress vehemently about its policy. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act, the conflict with the State of South Carolina, which culminated in the Nullifikationskrise, and banking policy of the President.

1838 renounced Darlington to another Congress candidate. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1846 and 1856 he was the legal representative of the District Councils ( County Commissioners ) in Pennsylvania. From 1851 to 1854 he served as district attorney in Delaware County. Edward Darlington, died on November 21, 1884 in Media.