Background
Mckennan, Thomas Mckean Thompson was born on March 31, 1794 in Dragon Neck, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Son of Colonel William and Elizabeth (Thompson) Mckennan.
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Mckennan, Thomas Mckean Thompson was born on March 31, 1794 in Dragon Neck, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Son of Colonel William and Elizabeth (Thompson) Mckennan.
Graduate Washington (Pennsylvania) College, 1810. Studied law in office of Parker Campbell, Washington, Pennsylvania.
Admitted to bar, 1814. Deputy attorney general for Washington County (Pennsylvania), 1815-1817. Member Washington Town Council, 1818-1831.
Member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from Pennsylvania, 22d-25th, 27th congresses, 1831-1839, May 30, 1842-1843.
Became an official Washington & Pittsburgh Railroad Company, 1831. Presidential elector, 1840, 48.
United States sec of interior under President Fillmore, 1850. 1st president Hempfield Railroad, 1851.
Trustee Washington College, 1818-1852.
Member Washington Town Council, 1818-1831. Member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from Pennsylvania, 22d-25th, 27th congresses, 1831-1839, May 30, 1842-1843.
Married Matilda Bowman, December 6, 1815, 8 children.