Moses Hampton

Moses Hampton (October 28, 1803 – June 27, 1878) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Moses Hampton was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Trumbull County, Ohio. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Washington College (now known as Washington and Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1827. He studied law in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1838 and continued the practice of law, founding the law firm which would ultimately become Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney.^[1]

Hampton was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1850. He served as president judge of the Allegheny County, District Court from 1853 to 1873. He died at his home, “Hampton Place,” adjoining the village of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. Interment in Allegheny Cemetery.

Sources

• Moses Hampton at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

External links

• Moses Hampton at Find a Grave

Notes

1. ^ Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney firm history

Preceded by Cornelius Darragh

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district 1847 - 1851

Succeeded by Thomas M. Howe

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Name	Hampton, Moses
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 28, 1803
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Date of death	June 27, 1878
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