Stephen Barlow (Pennsylvania)

Stephen Barlow ( born June 13, 1779 Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut; † August 24, 1845 in Meadville, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1827 and 1829 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Stephen Barlow attended the public schools of his home and then the Yale College. In 1816 he moved to Meadville, Pennsylvania. After studying law and qualifying as a lawyer, he started to work there in his profession. In the 1820s he joined the movement to the later U.S. President Andrew Jackson.

In the congressional elections of 1826 Barlow was in the 18th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Thomas Hale Sill on March 4, 1827. As he defeated his predecessor Sill in 1828, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1829. This time was determined by the fierce debate between the supporters of Andrew Jackson and those of President John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Stephen Barlow again practiced as a lawyer. From 1829 to 1831 he was also a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Since 1831 until his death he served as associate judge in Crawford County. He died on August 24, 1845 in Meadville, where he was also buried.