Arnold Plumer

Arnold Plumer (* June 6, 1801 in Cooperstown, Venango County, Pennsylvania, † April 28, 1869 in Franklin, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1837 and 1839, and again from 1841 to 1843, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Arnold Plumer enjoyed a private elementary school and then attended secondary schools. In 1823 he was sheriff in Venango County. Between 1830 and 1836 he worked in the district as a court attendant. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1836 Plumer in the 25th electoral district of Pennsylvania was in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Galbraith on 4 March 1837. Until March 3, 1839, he was able to complete a term in Congress. Then the mandate again fell to its predecessor Galbraith. From 1839 to 1841 U.S. Marshal Plumer was for the western part of Pennsylvania.

In the elections of 1840 he was re-elected in the 25th district of his state in Congress, where he Galbraith replaced again on March 4, 1841. Until March 3, 1843, he was able to spend another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. This period was burdened 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 the years 1847 and 1848 Arnold Plumer was once U.S. Marshal for the Western Pennsylvania. In 1848 he became Minister of Finance ( State Treasurer ) of Pennsylvania. Privately, he was engaged in mining and in the banking industry. He died on 28 April 1869 in Franklin, where he was also buried.