Andrew W. Loomis
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Biography
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Loomis earned his law degree from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1819. He was admitted to the bar, and moved to Canton, Ohio to practice law. He then moved to New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Ohio. He served as delegate to the National-Republican State convention in 1827 and 1828.
Congress
Loomis was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1837, until October 20, 1837, when he resigned.
Later career
He then relocated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1839, and resumed his legal practice. He served as member of the Peace Conference of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
Sometime around 1868, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio.
Death and interment
Loomis died while on a visit to Cumberland, Maryland on August 24, 1873. He was interred in the Allegheny Cemetery, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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- 1797 births
- 1873 deaths
- People from Lebanon, Connecticut
- People from Lisbon, Ohio
- Ohio lawyers
- Pennsylvania lawyers
- Union College (New York) alumni
- Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Burials at Allegheny Cemetery
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives