History of Lock Haven, (Clinton County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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Levi Augustus Mackey, representative, was born in White Deer township, Union county, Pa., Nov. 25, 1819; son of Thomas S. and Catherine (Angstatt) Mackey, both of Berks county, Pa. In 1829 he removed with his parents to Milton, Pa., was prepared for college by the Rev. David Kirkpatrick, and was graduated from Union college, N.Y., A.B., 1837, with highest honors, A.M., 1840. He studied law under the Hon. James Pollock, and at the law school of Dickinson college; was admitted to the bar in 1840, and in 1841 settled in practice at Lock Haven, Pa. he was married in 1847 to Mary, daughter of Samuel Hepburn, of Milton, Pa. He was a delegate to the Whig national convention at Baltimore, June 16, 1852; was the Democratic candidate for representative in the 41st congress in 1868, being defeated by W. H. Armstrong; was the first mayor of Lockhaven, 1870; a delegate to the Democratic national convention at Baltimore, July 9, 1872, and was a representative in the 44th and 45th congresses, 1875-79. He was president of the Central Normal School association of Pennsylvania. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. He died at Lock Haven, Pa., Feb. 8, 1889.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

James Pollock, governor of Pennsylvania, was born in Milton, Pa., Sept. 11, 1810; son ofWilliam and Sarah (Wilson) Pollock; grandsonof Samuel and Margaret Pollock, and of Flemingand Margaret (Bainbridge) Wilson, and a descendant of Scotch emigrants, who came from Londonderry, Belfast and county Antrim Ireland in 1732 and landed at Chester, Pa. He was graduated from the College of New Jersey, A.B., 1831, A.M., 1834; studied law under Samuel Hepburn of Milton, Pa., 1831-33, and practised in Milton 1833-61. He was married, Dec. 19, 1837, to Sara Ann, daughter of Samuel and Edith (Miller) Hepburn. He was elected district attorney of Northumberland county in 1835; was a Whig representative in the 28th, 29th and 30th congresses, 1844-49, and on June 23, 1848, introduced in congress the subject of the construction of a railroad to the Pacific coast and was made chairman of the special committee rendering the first report favorable to the project. He was president judge of the eighth judicial district of Pennsylvania, 1850-54, and was governor of the state, 1854-58. During his administration, he succeeded in greatly reducing the state debt, and on the outbreak of the financial crisis of 1857 he restored public confidence by calling an extra session of the legislature, which passed a bill, Oct. 13, 1857, providing for the "resumption of specie payments by state banks." He was a member of the Washington compromise convention of 1860; director of the U.S. mint at Philadelphia, 1861-66 and 1869-79, and obtained the approval of Secretary Chase to stamping on national coins the motto "In God we trust." He was superintendent of the U.S. mint, 1873-80. He was naval officer of Philadelphia, 1880-84, and engaged in the practice of law in Philadelphia, 1884-90. He was appointed federal chief supervisor of elections in April, 1885. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by the College of New Jersey in 1855, and by Jefferson college in 1857. He died at Lock Haven, Pa., April 19, 1890.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor