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About Congressman Robert Whitehill, Esq
- WHITEHILL, ROBERT Ancestor #: A124506
- Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
- Birth: 7-24-1738 LANCASTER CO PENNSYLVANIA
- Death: 4-7-1813 EAST PENNSBOROUGH TWP CUMBERLAND CO PENNSYLVANIA
- Service Source: FORCE, AMERICAN ARCH, 4TH SER, VOL 6, P 845, 5TH SER, VOL 2, P 1; PA ARCH, 2ND SER, VOL 3, PP 585, 586, 595, 596, 600, 601; HIST OF CUMBERLAND & ADAMS COS PA, PART 2, PP 86, 137
- Service Description: 1) MEMBER OF STATE CONVENTION, 1776; ASSEMBLY, 1776, 1783; COUNCIL OF SAFETY, 1777; EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, 1779
WHITEHILL, Robert, (brother of John Whitehill and uncle of James Whitehill), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pequea, Lancaster County, Pa., July 21, 1738; attended the common schools; settled in Cumberland County; member of the State constitutional convention in July 1776 that approved the Declaration of Independence; member of the council of safety in 1777; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1790; member of the State house of representatives 1797-1800; served in the State senate 1801-1804, and was speaker of the senate in 1804 during the impeachment trials of the supreme court judges of Pennsylvania; elected as a Republican to the Ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John A. Hanna; reelected to the Tenth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 7, 1805, until his death at Lauther Manor, Cumberland County, Pa., April 8, 1813; interment in the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hampden Township, near Camp Hill, [Pa.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000404]
From Journals of Josiah V. Thompson,1926,Cumberland County,Pa.
son of James & Rachel Whitehill.
From The History of Cumberland County; Whitehill, a post village on the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile west of the Susquehanna River, is called after Hon.Robert Whitehill, the original owner of the land upon which the town is built. After purchasing these lands from the Proprietaries, he erected, in 1771, the first stone house built in the manor of Louther. He was elected a member to the convention in Philadelphia in 1776, in which the Declaration of Independence was approved by Congress and was a member of the convention which adopted the old constitution of Pennsylvania. For years he served as a representative of the people of Cumberland County, both in the State and in the National halls of legislation.
He was one of the commissioners to examine the Susquehanna River and devise means to make it navigable. Google Books 2
Though the Cumberland County tavern that played a key role in the creation of the Bill of Rights is gone, an historic marker stands in its place.
It's a marker that will let those who pass by the site of the former Bell Tavern know what happened at this spot in Silver Spring Township.
The official marker for the Stony Ridge Convention that took place there was unveiled on Saturday, according to Bell Tavern Association, now known as the Cumberland County Preservation Society. Source
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Congressman Robert Whitehill, Esq's Timeline
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July 21, 1738
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Pequea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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February 27, 1760
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February 7, 1762
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May 6, 1764
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May 6, 1766
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September 13, 1768
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Greene, PA, United States
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November 6, 1770
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February 9, 1775
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April 10, 1775
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Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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