Daniel Sturgeon was an American physician, banker and Democratic party politician from Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
10 Facts About Daniel Sturgeon
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Daniel Sturgeon served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.
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Daniel Sturgeon later moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1804.
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Daniel Sturgeon attended Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
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Daniel Sturgeon served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1818 until 1824 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th district from 1825 until 1830, serving as President of that body for the final two years of his term until serving as Pennsylvania Auditor General from 1830 until 1836.
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Immediately prior to being elected to the US Senate, Daniel Sturgeon served as Pennsylvania Treasurer from 1838 until 1839.
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The Senate seat on which Daniel Sturgeon served is held by Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr.
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Daniel Sturgeon was elected by the state legislature to the United States Senate on January 14,1840, to serve the term that commenced on March 4,1839.
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Daniel Sturgeon was re-elected to the US Senate in 1845 and was not a candidate for re-election in 1851.
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Daniel Sturgeon died in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on July 3,1878 and was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.