Andrew Gregg

Andrew Gregg (June 10 1755 – May 20 1835) was a U.S. political figure.

He was born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania and died in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.He married the daughter of Major General James Potter who was a vice president of the state of Pennsylvania. His father, also named Andrew Gregg, was a member of the Paxton Boys.

Andrew Gregg served as a United States Congressman from Pennsylvania from 1791 until 1813: first, in the United States House of Representatives from October 24 1791 until March 3 1807, and then in the United States Senate from October 26 1807 until March 3 1813. During part of his service in the Senate, he served as President pro tempore. Later in life, he was appointed secretary of state for Pennsylvania, in 1816, and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1823. Prior to his election to the United States Congress, he had served in the militia during the American Revolution, and had been a tutor at the College of Philadelphia, from 1779 to 1783. His grandson Andrew Gregg Curtin was also a prominent Pennsylvania politician.

Two Pennsylvania townships are named after Gregg, one in Centre County, [http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacentre/rlb/gretwp1.htm] , and one in Union County (previously part of Lycoming County).

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title =Gregg, Andrew (1755-1835)
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