McPherson, Edward, 1830-1895

Editor, statistician, and U.S. representative from Pennsylvania.

From the description of Papers of Edward McPherson, 1738-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451776

Biographical Note

• 1830,July 31: Born, Gettysburg, Pa.
• 1848: Graduated from Pennsylvania (now Gettysburg) College, Gettysburg, Pa.
• 1848 - 1849 : Read law in office of Thaddeus Stevens
• 1849 - 1895 : Newspaperman in Pennsylvania
• 1849 - 1851 : Harrisburg, Pa., correspondent for various Philadelphia, Pa., newspapers
• 1851: Editor, Harrisburg American
• 1851 - 1854 : Editor, Lancaster Independent Whig
• 1855: Editor, Pittsburgh Daily Tribune
• 1877 - 1880 : Editor, Philadelphia Press
• 1880 - 1895 : Owner and editor, Gettysburg Star and Sentinel
• 1859 - 1863 : Member, United States House of Representatives
• 1860: Member, Republican National Committee
• 1862: Married Annie Dods Crawford
• 1863: Deputy commissioner, Internal Revenue Service
• 1863 - 1875 : Clerk, United States House of Representatives
• 1864: Political History of the United States of America during the Great Rebellion. Washington, D.C.: Philip & Solomons
• 1866 - 1869 : Published Political Manual (annual). Washington, D.C.: Philip & Solomons
• 1868 - 1894 : Published Handbook of Politics (biannual). Washington, D.C.: Philip & Solomons
• 1871: The Political History of the United States of America during the Period of Reconstruction. Washington, D.C.: Philip & Solomons
• 1876: Permanent chairman, Republican National Convention
• 1877 - 1878 : Chief, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
• 1877 - 1895 : Edited New York Tribune Alamac and Political Register (annual). New York: Greeley & McElrath
• 1880: Secretary, Republican Congressional Committee
• 1881 - 1883 : Clerk, United States House of Representatives
• 1889 - 1891 : Clerk, United States House of Representatives
• 1895, Dec. 14: Died, Gettysburg, Pa.

From the guide to the Edward McPherson Papers, 1738-1936, (bulk 1860-1891), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)