West Whiteland Township is a township in Chester County,Pennsylvania,United States. The population was 19,632 at the 2020 census.
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was an American clergyman,Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War,and political figure in the newly independent United States. A Lutheran minister,he served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate from Pennsylvania.
James Gunn was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from Georgia.
William Bingham was an American statesman from Philadelphia. He was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788 and served in the United States Senate from 1795 to 1801. Bingham was one of the wealthiest men in the United States during his lifetime,and was considered to be the richest person in the U.S. in 1780.
George Dent was an American planter and politician from Maryland who served in the House of Representatives from 1793 to 1801.
William Montgomery was a colonial-American patriot,pioneer,soldier,public servant,and abolitionist.
Israel Jacobs was a colonial Pennsylvania Legislator and United States Representative from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district.
Franklin Davenport was a Federalist Party United States Senator and US Representative from New Jersey.
Mark Thomson was a United States representative from New Jersey. Born in Norriton Township,he engaged in milling,was justice of the peace of Sussex County,New Jersey in 1773,and was a member of the provincial convention in 1774 and of the Provincial Congress in 1775. He was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the First Regiment,Sussex County Militia on July 22,1775,and was lieutenant colonel in Col. Charles Stewart's Battalion of Minutemen,February 15,1776;colonel of the First Regiment,Sussex County Militia,July 10,1776;and colonel of the Battalion of Detached New Jersey Militia,July 18,1776.
John Swanwick was an American merchant,poet and politician. He served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and from 1795 to 1798 served in the United States representative from Pennsylvania in the 4th and 5th congresses.
James Bowen Everhart was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1883 to 1887. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th district from 1876 to 1882.
Thomas Henderson was a United States representative from New Jersey. He served as acting governor of New Jersey in 1793.
Joseph Hemphill was an American politician who served as a Federalist member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1801 to 1803,as a Jackson Federalist representative for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1819 to 1823 and as a Jacksonian representative for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1829 to 1831.
Samuel Edwards was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1819 to 1823 and from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1823 to 1827.
Edward Darlington was a three term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from the Anti-Masonic Party. His cousins Isaac Darlington and William Darlington were also both members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Isaac Wayne was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Federalist Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1823 to 1825. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1799 to 1801 and in 1806. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1807 to 1810. He was the son of the American Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne,and grandson of Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly member Isaac Wayne.
Isaac Dutton Barnard was an American militia leader,lawyer,and politician who served as a United States Senator for Pennsylvania from 1827 to 1831. He served as a Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 and as a Pennsylvania State Senator for the 4th district from 1820 until 1826.
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 14,1800,for the 7th Congress.
Tariff of 1791 or Excise Whiskey Tax of 1791 was a United States statute establishing a taxation policy to further reduce Colonial America public debt as assumed by the residuals of American Revolution. The Act of Congress imposed duties or tariffs on domestic and imported distilled spirits generating government revenue while fortifying the Federalist Era.
Ivy Cottage is a historic residence located in Exton,a census-designated place in West Whiteland Township,Chester County,Pennsylvania. Built in 1799 by politician and soldier Richard Thomas,the cottage started out as a plain stone farmhouse in the double-door Georgian style. It underwent extensive renovations and embellishments in the Queen Anne style in 1881 followed by an award-winning restoration in 2019. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9,2018.
