Isaac Wayne

Isaac Wayne (* 1772 in Paoli, Pennsylvania, † October 25, 1852 in Chester County, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1823 and 1825 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Isaac Wayne was the son of General Anthony Wayne (1745-1796), who was also as a representative of Georgia to the Congress. He attended the common schools and then studied at Dickinson College in Carlisle. After a subsequent study of law and its 1795 admission to the bar he began to work in Chester County in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Federalist Party, a political career. Between 1799 and 1801, and again in 1806 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania; in 1810 he was a member of the State Senate. During the British - American War, he put together a cavalry unit, which he commanded at times even. After that he became a colonel in an infantry regiment from Pennsylvania. In 1814 he ran unsuccessfully as a Federalist for the office of governor. After the dissolution of his party, he became a follower of the future President Andrew Jackson.

In the congressional elections of 1822 Wayne 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 James S. Mitchell on March 4, 1823. Until March 3, 1825, he was able to complete a term in Congress. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Isaac Wayne operated in agriculture. He died on October 25, 1852 in Chester County.