Alexander Ogle (August 10, 1766 – October 14, 1832) was an American politician who served as a

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member of the

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for

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from 1817 to 1819.

Early life

Ogle was born August 10, 1766, in

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. In 1795, he moved to

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. He is the father of Charles Ogle and grandfather of Andrew Jackson Ogle

Career

He served as a member of the

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in 1803, 1804, 1807, 1808, and 1811. During the

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, he served as major general in the

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, commanding the 12th division, comprising recruits from Somerset, Bedford and Cambria counties. He worked as

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, and clerk of courts from 1812 to 1817. He owned slaves. Ogle was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the

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Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in

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. He served again as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1819 to 1823, and served as a member of the

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for the 22nd district in 1827 and 1828. He died in Somerset in 1832.

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