Thomas Hartley
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1795 – December 21, 1800 |
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| Preceded by | See below |
| Succeeded by | John Stewart |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's at-large district |
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In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1795 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | See below |
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September 7, 1748 Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 21, 1800 (aged 52) York, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Pro-Administration Federalist |
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 United States
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| Service/branch | Continental Army |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Thomas Hartley (September 7, 1748 – December 21, 1800) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from York, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Hartley was born in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. At 18 year of age, he moved to York, where he studied law under Samuel Johnson and was admitted to practice law in York County and the courts in Philadelphia in 1769.
In 1774, he was appointed first lieutenant of a company of soldiers in York and the following summer was appointed lieutenant colonel of the First Battalion of York County Associators. In the fall of 1775, he served on an expedition to Canada and upon return was chosen as lieutenant-colonel of the Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment. He served as a member of the 1775 provincial convention at Philadelphia and commanded a 1778 Indian expedition. During the American Revolutionary War Hartley was second in command of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment in the Continental Army. Beginning in January 1777, he raised and commanded Hartley's Additional Continental Regiment and commanded it as colonel during the major battles of the Philadelphia campaign, including Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown. In 1778 the unit guarded the Pennsylvania frontier and, on September 24, 1778, mounted a two-week foray against hostile Indians, including the destruction of Catherine's Town. The regiment merged with other units in January 1779 to become the "new" 11th Pennsylvania Regiment and went with the Sullivan Expedition that summer. However, Harley was elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly in October 1778 and resigned from his military in February 1779.
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