Isaac Weaver Jr. Explained

Isaac Weaver Jr.
Office1:Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term Start1:1787
Term End1:March 1, 1803
Order2:63rd
Office2:Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term Start2:November 5, 1800
Term End2:March 1, 1803
Predecessor2:Cadwalader Evans
Successor2:Simon Snyder
Office3:6th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
Term Start3:1802
Term End3:1807
Governor3:Thomas McKean
Preceded3:Jacob Carpenter
Succeeded3:William Findlay
Office4:Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 18th district
Term Start4:1809
Term End4:1812
Preceded4:James Stevenson
Succeeded4:Abel McFarland
Term Start5:1817
Term End5:1820
Preceded5:Abel McFarland
Succeeded5:Rees Bowen Hill
Birth Date:March 1, 1756
Death Date:May 2, 1830
Death Place:Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Spouse:Abigail Price
Profession:Schoolmaster
Party:Democratic-Republican Party

Isaac Weaver Jr. (March 1, 1756 – May 2, 1830) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1797 to 1803, including as Speaker from 1800 to 1803.[1] He resigned as Speaker on March 1, 1803, to take the office of Pennsylvania Treasurer, at that time an office elected by the General Assembly.

He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 18th district from 1809 to 1812 and again from 1817 to 1820 as Speaker of the Senate.[2]

Early life

He was born in Providence Township, Pennsylvania, on March 1, 1756, to Isaac and Sarah Dell Weaver. He received his education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and became a schoolmaster.

He served as a captain in the Chester County Militia during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he married Abigail Price and together they had eleven children.[3] He moved to Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. His first wife Abigail died in 1813 and he was remarried to Rachel Husbands.[2]

Death and burial

He died in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 1830, and was originally interred at the family farm near Castle Run in Greene County, Pennsylvania. His remains were later exhumed and reinterred at the Jefferson Cemetery in Jefferson, Pennsylvania.[3]

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  1. Book: Schmedlen . Jean Hearn . Wisdom, Vision and Diplomacy:Speakers of the Pennsylvania House . 2 . A Biographical History of the Speakers of the Provincial Assembly and the House of Representatives, 1682–2004 . Pennsylvania House of Representatives . 2004 . Harrisburg, PA . 98. 0-9667794-0-1. Born:1756, Died: 1830, Unknown. Member of the House, Greene County 1797–1803..
  2. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Isaac Weaver Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 9 November 2019.
  3. Web site: House Speaker Biographies - Isaac Weaver Jr. 1799-1803 . www.legis.state.pa.us . 10 November 2019.