Andrew Gregg (June 10, 1755May 20, 1835) was an American politician. A

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, he served as a

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for

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from 1807 until 1813. Prior to that, he served as a

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from 1791 until 1807. From June to December 1809, he served briefly as

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. Gregg was born on June 10, 1755, in

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in the

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. His father was Andrew Gregg (1710–1789), and his mother was Jane Scott (1725–1783). He married Martha Potter, the daughter of Major General James Potter. The couple had 11 children. His son, Andrew Gregg Jr., built the Andrew Gregg Homestead about 1825. He served as a

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man from

from 1791 until 1813: first, in the

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from October 24, 1791, until March 4, 1807, and then in the

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from October 26, 1807, until March 4, 1813. During part of his service in the Senate, he served as President pro tempore. He was appointed secretary of state for

, in 1816, and ran unsuccessfully for

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in 1823. Prior to his election to the

, he had served in the

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during the

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, and had been a tutor at the

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, from 1779 to 1783. Two of his grandsons, Andrew Gregg Curtin and James Xavier McLanahan, were prominent Pennsylvania politicians.

Death and legacy

Gregg died May 20, 1835, in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, at the age of 79, and was buried in Union Cemetery. Two Pennsylvania townships are named after Gregg, one in Centre County, and one in Union County (previously part of Lycoming County).

References

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