Robert Philson
Robert Philson (c. 1759 – July 25, 1831) was an Irish-American soldier and politician.
Philson was born in County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, and immigrated to Pennsylvania with his uncle John Fletcher. They kept a store in Berlin, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
In 1794, Philson was arrested for his involvement in the Whiskey Rebellion. He was sent to Philadelphia for trial, but he and his co-defendant, Herman Husband, were acquitted.[1]
Philson served as associate judge of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, for twenty years, and also served as a one-term congressman during the 16th United States Congress.
Philson was commissioned a brigadier general of the Second Brigade, Tenth Division, Pennsylvania militia on May 9, 1800. During the War of 1812, he served as a brigadier general of the Second Brigade, Twelfth Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
References
- ↑ Wythe Holt, "The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794: A Democratic Working-Class Insurrection". Paper presented at The Georgia Workshop in Early American History and Culture, 2004, p. 79.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1819–1821 |
Succeeded by John Tod |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a Pennsylvania politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1759 births
- 1831 deaths
- American militia generals
- American people of the War of 1812
- American people of Irish descent
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania state court judges
- People of the Whiskey Rebellion
- Pennsylvania Democratic-Republicans
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania politician stubs
