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'''''William Rodman''' (October 7, 1757 – July 27, 1824) was a member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].
'''William Rodman''' (October 7, 1757 – July 27, 1824) was a member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].


William Rodman was born in [[Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania]], near [[Bristol, Pennsylvania]]. He served in the [[American Revolutionary War]] as a private and subsequently as brigade quartermaster. He commanded a company during the [[Whisky Rebellion]] in 1794. He was a justice of the peace from 1791 to 1800, and a member of the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] for the [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 1|1st district]] from 1799 to 1803.<ref>{{cite web |title=William Rodman |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/bioshistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4337&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref>
William Rodman was born in [[Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania]], near [[Bristol, Pennsylvania]]. He served in the [[American Revolutionary War]] as a private and subsequently as brigade quartermaster. He commanded a company during the [[Whisky Rebellion]] in 1794. He was a justice of the peace from 1791 to 1800, and a member of the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] for the [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 1|1st district]] from 1799 to 1803.<ref>{{cite web |title=William Rodman |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/bioshistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4337&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref>

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For the North Carolina political figures, see William B. Rodman and William B. Rodman, Jr..

William Rodman (October 7, 1757 – July 27, 1824) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William Rodman was born in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, near Bristol, Pennsylvania. He served in the American Revolutionary War as a private and subsequently as brigade quartermaster. He commanded a company during the Whisky Rebellion in 1794. He was a justice of the peace from 1791 to 1800, and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1799 to 1803.[1]

Rodman was elected as a Republican to the Twelfth Congress. He died at "Flushing" near Bristol and is interred at the St. James Episcopal Churchyard in Bristol, Pennsylvania.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "William Rodman". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "William Rodman". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

1811–1813
alongside: Robert Brown and Jonathan Roberts
Succeeded by