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Isaac Weaver Jr.
Isaac Weaver Jr.
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
	In office; 1787 – March 1, 1803
63rd Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
	In office; November 5, 1800 – March 1, 1803
Preceded by	Cadwalader Evans
Succeeded by	Simon Snyder
6th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
	In office; 1802–1807
Governor	Thomas McKean
Preceded by	Jacob Carpenter
Succeeded by	William Findlay
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 18th district
	In office; 1809–1812
Preceded by	James Stevenson
Succeeded by	Abel McFarland
	In office; 1817–1820
Preceded by	Abel McFarland
Succeeded by	Rees Bowen Hill
Personal details
Born	March 1, 1756
Died	May 2, 1830; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic-Republican Party
Spouse	Abigail Price
Profession	Schoolmaster

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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 was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House in 1801, and the U.S. Senate in 1801, 1802, 1812, 1819, and 1824.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] He moved to Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. His first wife Abigail died in 1813 and he was remarried to Rachel Husbands.^[3]

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.^[4]

References

^ Schmedlen, Jean Hearn (2004). Wisdom, Vision and Diplomacy:Speakers of the Pennsylvania House (2 ed.). Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania House of Representatives. p. 98. ISBN 0-9667794-0-1. Born:1756, Died: 1830, Unknown. Member of the House, Greene County 1797–1803. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Isaac Weaver Jr. - Pennsylvania Senate Library". www.library.pasen.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
^ ^a ^b "Pennsylvania State Senate - Isaac Weaver Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "House Speaker Biographies - Isaac Weaver Jr. 1799-1803". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Preceded by	Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1797-1803	Succeeded by
Preceded by Cadwalader Evans	Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1800-1803	Succeeded by Simon Snyder
Political offices
Preceded by Jacob Carpenter	Treasurer of Pennsylvania 1802–1807	Succeeded by William Findlay
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by district created	Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 18th district 1809-1812	Succeeded by Abel McFarland
Preceded by Abel McFarland	Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 18th district 1817-1820	Succeeded by Rees Bowen Hill

[Speakers-1] Schmedlen, Jean Hearn (2004). Wisdom, Vision and Diplomacy:Speakers of the Pennsylvania House (2 ed.). Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania House of Representatives. p. 98. ISBN 0-9667794-0-1. Born:1756, Died: 1830, Unknown. Member of the House, Greene County 1797–1803. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[2] "Isaac Weaver Jr. - Pennsylvania Senate Library". www.library.pasen.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-07.

[SenateBio-3] "Pennsylvania State Senate - Isaac Weaver Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

[SpeakerBio-4] "House Speaker Biographies - Isaac Weaver Jr. 1799-1803". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

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 |term_end4=1812
+|preceded4= [[James Stevenson (Pennsylvania politician)|James Stevenson]]
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 |death_date=May 2, 1830
 |death_place=[[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania]]
-|spouse= Abigal Price
+|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 Party|Democratic-Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] 1797 to 1803 including as Speaker from 1800 to 1803.<ref name='Speakers'>{{cite book | last1 = Schmedlen | first1 = Jean Hearn | title = Wisdom, Vision and Diplomacy:Speakers of the Pennsylvania House | edition = 2 | work = A Biographical History of the Speakers of the Provincial Assembly and the House of Representatives, 1682–2004 | publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives | year = 2004 | location = Harrisburg, PA | page =98| isbn = 0-9667794-0-1|quote =Born:1756, Died: 1830, Unknown. Member of the House, Greene County 1797–1803.}}</ref> 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.
+'''Isaac Weaver Jr.''' (March 1, 1756 – May 2, 1830) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] 1797 to 1803, including as Speaker from 1800 to 1803.<ref name='Speakers'>{{cite book | last1 = Schmedlen | first1 = Jean Hearn | title = Wisdom, Vision and Diplomacy:Speakers of the Pennsylvania House | edition = 2 | work = A Biographical History of the Speakers of the Provincial Assembly and the House of Representatives, 1682–2004 | publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives | year = 2004 | location = Harrisburg, PA | page =98| isbn = 0-9667794-0-1|quote =Born:1756, Died: 1830, Unknown. Member of the House, Greene County 1797–1803.}}</ref> He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House in 1801, and the U.S. Senate in 1801, 1802, 1812, 1819, and 1824.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Isaac Weaver Jr. - Pennsylvania Senate Library |url=https://www.library.pasen.gov/people/member-biography?id=5029 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.library.pasen.gov}}</ref> 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 [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 18|18th district]] from 1809 to 1812 and again from 1817 to 1820 as Speaker of the Senate.<ref name=SenateBio>{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania State Senate - Isaac Weaver Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5029&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=9 November 2019}}</ref>
+He served as a member of the [[Pennsylvania Senate]] for the [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 18|18th district]] from 1809 to 1812 and again from 1817 to 1820 as Speaker of the Senate.<ref name=SenateBio>{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania State Senate - Isaac Weaver Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5029&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>
 ==Early life==
-He was born in [[Providence Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|Providence Township, Pennsylvania]] to Isaac and Sarah Dell Weaver. He received his education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and became a [[schoolmaster]].
+He was born in [[Providence Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania|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 11 children.<ref name=SpeakerBio>{{cite web |title=House Speaker Biographies - Isaac Weaver Jr. 1799-1803 |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/SpeakerBios/SpeakerBio.cfm?id=133 |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=10 November 2019}}</ref>  He moved to [[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania]].  His first wife Abigail died in 1813 and he was remarried to Rachel Husbands.<ref name=SenateBio/>
+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.<ref name=SpeakerBio>{{cite web |title=House Speaker Biographies - Isaac Weaver Jr. 1799-1803 |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/SpeakerBios/SpeakerBio.cfm?id=133 |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>  He moved to [[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania]].  His first wife Abigail died in 1813 and he was remarried to Rachel Husbands.<ref name=SenateBio/>
-==Death==
+==Death and burial==
-He died on May 2, 1830 and was originally interred at the family farm near Castle Run in [[Greene County, Pennsylvania]]. He was reinterred to Jefferson Cemetery in [[Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=SpeakerBio/>
+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, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=SpeakerBio/>
 ==See also==
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+{{s-bef|before=[[Jacob Carpenter (Pennsylvania politician)|Jacob Carpenter]]}}
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 {{s-aft|after=[[William Findlay (governor)|William Findlay]]}}
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 [[Category:Pennsylvania Democratic-Republicans]]
 [[Category:Pennsylvania militiamen in the American Revolution]]
 [[Category:Pennsylvania state senators]]
-[[Category:People from Delaware County, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Politicians from Delaware County, Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
 [[Category:State treasurers of Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly]]
-{{Pennsylvania-politician-stub}}
+[[Category:Candidates in the 1802 United States elections]]

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