Amos Gustine (1789 – March 3, 1844) was a Democratic member of the

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from

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from 1841 to 1843.

Biography

Born in Pennsylvania in 1789, Gustine was a member of the board of managers of the Mifflin Bridge Company in

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in 1828. He then served as the

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from 1831 to 1834. Awarded the contract for the first courthouse erected at

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in 1832, he served as a member of the first town council of Mifflintown in 1833, and was also employed as a merchant in that same year. Gustine was subsequently elected as treasurer of Juniata County in 1837.

Congress

Elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress, Gustine returned to farming and milling after his tenure of service ended.

Death and interment

Gustine died in Jericho Mills, Pennsylvania on March 3, 1844, and was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania."Gustine, Amos," ''The Political Graveyard''.

References

The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gustine, Amos 1789 births 1844 deaths American Presbyterians Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives