Walter
Forward (1786-1852)
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Birthplace
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East
Granby, Conn. |
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Occupation
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Lawyer |
| Congressional
Service |
House
(Q ["Independent Republican"], D) -Pennsylvania), 1822-25 |
| Newspaper |
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Pittsburgh
Tree of Liberty, at least 1805-1806 (Q) |
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| Federal
appointments |
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First
Comptroller of the Treasury, 1841 (Harrison) |
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Secretary
of the Treasury, 1841-43 (Tyler) |
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Chargé
d'Affaires to Denmark, 1849-51 (Taylor) |
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Other offices
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Delegate
to Pennsylvania constitutional convention, 1837 |
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President
Judge, Allegheny County district court, 1851-52 |
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Notes
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Attended
the 1824 presidential caucus and voted for William Crawford. |
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Defeated
for reelection in 1824, running as what opponents called an
"Eleventh-Hour" Jacksonian |
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