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'''Andrew Jackson Ogle''' (March 25, 1822 – October 14, 1852) was a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].
'''Andrew Jackson Ogle''' (March 25, 1822 – October 14, 1852) was a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].


Andrew J. Ogle (grandson of [[Alexander Ogle]] and nephew of [[Charles Ogle (politician)|Charles Ogle]]) was born in [[Somerset, Pennsylvania]]. He attended [[Washington and Jefferson College|Jefferson College]] in [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania]]. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Somerset. He served as [[prothonotary]] of [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania]], in 1845.
Andrew J. Ogle (son of Alexander Ogle, Jr., grandson of [[Alexander Ogle]] and nephew of [[Charles Ogle (politician)|Charles Ogle]]) was born in [[Somerset, Pennsylvania]], in 1822.<ref name="WatermanWatkins">{{cite book|title=History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania|url=https://archive.org/details/pa-bedford-somerset-fulton-1884-waterman/page/n527/|year=1884|publisher=Waterman, Watkins & Co.|location=Chicago|page=417}}</ref> He attended [[Washington and Jefferson College|Jefferson College]] in [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania]]. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Somerset. He served as [[prothonotary]] of [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania]], in 1845.


Ogle was elected as a Whig to the [[31st United States Congress|Thirty-first]] Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in [[United States House election, 1850|1850]]. He was appointed United States Chargé d'Affaires to [[Denmark]] on January 22, 1852, but did not assume his duties at that post. He died in Somerset in 1852. Interment in Union Cemetery.
Ogle was elected as a Whig to the [[31st United States Congress|Thirty-first]] Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in [[United States House election, 1850|1850]]. He was appointed United States Chargé d'Affaires to [[Denmark]] on January 22, 1852, but did not assume his duties at that post. He died in Somerset in 1852. Interment in Union Cemetery.

Revision as of 22:28, 9 June 2020

From Volume II of 1903's The Twentieth Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania

Andrew Jackson Ogle (March 25, 1822 – October 14, 1852) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Andrew J. Ogle (son of Alexander Ogle, Jr., grandson of Alexander Ogle and nephew of Charles Ogle) was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania, in 1822.[1] He attended Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Somerset. He served as prothonotary of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in 1845.

Ogle was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850. He was appointed United States Chargé d'Affaires to Denmark on January 22, 1852, but did not assume his duties at that post. He died in Somerset in 1852. Interment in Union Cemetery.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Andrew J. Ogle (id: O000046)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district
1849–1851 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by U.S. Ambassador to Denmark
1851
Appointed as Chargé d'Affaires 		Succeeded by


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  1. ^ History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co. 1884. p. 417.
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