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David Marchand

This article is about the politician. For the musician, see Davey Havok.

David Marchand (December 10, 1776 – March 11, 1832) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

David Marchand (father of Albert Gallatin Marchand) was born near Irwin, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine and practiced in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was a major general of the Thirteenth Division of the State militia from 1812 to 1814.

Marchand was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the Sixteenth Congress. He was elected prothonotary of Westmoreland County in 1821. He resumed the practice of medicine and died in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in 1832. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "David Marchand (id: M000124)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
William Findley 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
1817–1821 		Succeeded by
George Plumer



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