Amos Ellmaker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amos Ellmaker

American politician

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1787

Place of Birth: Leacock Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1851

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Amos Ellmaker (February 2, 1787 - November 28, 1851) was a U.S.
politician, attorney, and judge from Pennsylvania.
He served as the Pennsylvania Attorney General and was the Anti-Masonic vice presidential candidate in the 1832 presidential election. Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he established a legal career in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania after attending Litchfield Law School.
During the War of 1812, he served as an aide to General John Forster.
After serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Ellmaker accepted appointment as the Pennsylvania Attorney General.
He returned to private practice in 1819 and helped found the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. From 1828 to 1829, Ellmaker served another term as Pennsylvania Attorney General.
In 1832, Ellmaker was nominated as the Anti-Masonic vice presidential candidate.
The ticket of William Wirt and Ellmaker took 7.8% of the national popular vote and won the state of Vermont.
Ellmaker sought election to the United States Senate in 1834 but was defeated by James Buchanan.
After the election, Ellmaker retired from politics and practiced law in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.



Alternative names	Jacob Eicholtz; Jacob Eicholz; Jacob Eichholt; Eichholtz J.; Jacob Eichholtz; Eichholtz Jacob; J. Eichholtz
Description	American portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1776	1842 / 10 May 1842
Location of birth	Lancaster, USA
Work location	Philadelphia
Authority control	: Q6118567 VIAF: 1094984 ISNI: 0000 0000 6679 7260 ULAN: 500018165 LCCN: nr93028068 Open Library: OL1519914A WorldCat