Samuel McKean
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania |
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In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1839 |
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| Preceded by | George M. Dallas |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Sturgeon |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829 |
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| Preceded by | Seat added |
| Succeeded by | Philander Stephens |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
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In office 1829–1830 |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
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In office 1815–1819 |
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April 7, 1787 Kishacoquillas Valley, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 14, 1841 (aged 54) West Burlington Township, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
Samuel McKean (April 7, 1787 – December 14, 1841) was an American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819. He was in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1829 to 1830. He then represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate.
Samuel McKean was born on April 7, 1787, in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He worked as a merchant in Burlington, Pennsylvania, before becoming a member of the Bradford County board of commissioners. McKean served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 until 1819 and was a major general in the Pennsylvania State Militia. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1822 and was re-elected in 1824 and 1826, serving until March 1829. While in the U.S. House, he was a member of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads during the 20th Congress. He then returned to the state legislature, serving in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1829 until 1830.
A Democrat, McKean served as a presidential elector for the Jackson/Van Buren ticket during the 1832 election. He was elected by the state legislature to the United States Senate in 1833, where he served one term until March 1839. He was chairman of the Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses from 1835 until 1839.
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