Abner Lacock

Abner Lacock (* July 9, 1770 in Alexandria, Virginia, † April 12, 1837 at Freedom, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician ( Democratic- Republican), who represented the state of Pennsylvania in both houses of Congress.

A native of Virginia Abner Lacock moved as a teenager with his parents to Washington County in Pennsylvania. In 1796 he settled in Beaver, where he assumed the duties of justice of the peace in the same year. He was also active as a guest host. His political career began with membership of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 1801-1803; after he was until 1804 Deputy Judge at the Court of Beaver County. Another term in State Parliament followed from 1804 to 1808 on; immediately afterwards he moved to the Senate of Pennsylvania and remained there until 1810. In the State militia he rose to brigadier general, which is why he was in later years often called General Lacock.

On March 4, 1811 Lacock moved for the Eleventh Congressional District of Pennsylvania, a House of Representatives of the United States. Two years later he succeeded in re-election, but since he had been elected at the same time in the U.S. Senate, he moved on March 4, 1813 in this chamber of parliament. During his six years in office, he stood there in front of, among others, the Pension Committee. After his time in Congress Lacock was appointed in 1825 to the Pennsylvania representative for the canals and railroads of the state. This was followed by another term in the Senate of Pennsylvania from 1832 to 1835, before 1836 it was given the task to make the measurements for future Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal and then this design also. However, he died the following year.