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Representative Abraham Lennington McPherson View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 1/3/1913
Birth Place: Wayne County, Indiana
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
House: 11 (1866)
Home County: Adair
Abraham Lennington McPherson
Adair County
Born in Wayne County, Indiana, February 18, 1839. He moved to Des Moines sometime during the sixties, where he was married to Miss Elizabeth S. Hain of Stuart, IA. He graduated from Iowa State university, served in the Civil War, then bought land and represented his District in the State Legislature, serving in the Eleventh Iowa General Assembly, 1866. Mr. McPherson gave much time, land and money for the advancement of the town of Stuart, Iowa. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Sources:
House District 65
Committees
11th GA (1866)
Legislation Sponsored
11th GA (1866)