Born near Stella, Virginia, Penn moved with his parents to Lexington, Kentucky; he then completed preparatory studies and attended Emory and Henry College, Marion, Virginia. Later he moved to the parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, in 1821 and engaged in planting near Covington. He served in the State house of representatives. Postmaster of New Orleans from December 19, 1843, to April 18, 1849. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1844, 1852, 1856, and 1860.
Penn was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Harmanson. He was reelected to the Thirty-second Congress and served from December 30, 1850, to March 3, 1853. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Thirty-second Congress). He returned to St. Tammany Parish and engaged in planting and the operation of a lumber mill near Covington.
Bailey, N. Louise; Morgan, Mary L.; Taylor, Carolyn R. (1986). Biographical Directory of the South Carolina Senate: 1776-1985. Volume 1. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN0872494799.
alexander, penn, alexander, gordon, penn, 1799, 1866, representative, from, louisiana, alexander, gordon, pennmember, house, representatives, from, louisiana, districtin, office, december, 1850, march, 1853preceded, byjohn, henry, harmansonsucceeded, byjohn, p. Alexander Gordon Penn May 10 1799 May 7 1866 was a U S Representative from Louisiana Alexander Gordon PennMember of the U S House of Representatives from Louisiana s 2nd districtIn office December 30 1850 March 3 1853Preceded byJohn Henry HarmansonSucceeded byJohn Perkins Jr Member of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesPostmaster of New OrleansIn office December 19 1843 April 18 1849Personal detailsBorn 1799 05 10 May 10 1799Near Stella Virginia U S DiedMay 7 1866 1866 05 07 aged 66 Washington D C U S Resting placeGlenwood Cemetery Washington D C Political partyDemocraticEducationEmory and Henry CollegeProfessionPlanter Lumber Mill Operator Politician Born near Stella Virginia Penn moved with his parents to Lexington Kentucky he then completed preparatory studies and attended Emory and Henry College Marion Virginia Later he moved to the parish of St Tammany Louisiana in 1821 and engaged in planting near Covington He served in the State house of representatives Postmaster of New Orleans from December 19 1843 to April 18 1849 He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1844 1852 1856 and 1860 Penn was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H Harmanson He was reelected to the Thirty second Congress and served from December 30 1850 to March 3 1853 He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department Thirty second Congress He returned to St Tammany Parish and engaged in planting and the operation of a lumber mill near Covington At the conclusion of the Civil War Penn returned to Washington D C He died there on May 7 1866 and was interred in Glenwood Cemetery 1 References edit Bailey Morgan amp Taylor 1986 p 1719 Bibliography editBailey N Louise Morgan Mary L Taylor Carolyn R 1986 Biographical Directory of the South Carolina Senate 1776 1985 Volume 1 Columbia S C University of South Carolina Press ISBN 0872494799 United States Congress Alexander G Penn id P000210 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byJohn Henry Harmanson Member of the U S House of Representatives from Louisiana s 2nd congressional district1850 1853 Succeeded byJohn Perkins Jr nbsp nbsp This article about a Louisiana politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander G Penn amp oldid 1208957640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
