Matthias Pennypacker
{{Short description|American politician (1786–1852)}}
{{for|his son, the Pennsylvania politician and physician|Matthias J. Pennypacker}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Matthias Pennypacker
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| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = Chester County
| term_start = 1831
| term_end = 1831
| predecessor = Joshua McMinn, Jesse James, Jesse Pugh, Matthew Stanley
| successor = Thomas Ashbridge, Arthur Andrews, Benjamin Griffith, Elijah F. Pennypacker
| alongside = Thomas Ashbridge, Arthur Andrews, Benjamin Griffith
| term_start2 = 1827
| term_end2 = 1828
| predecessor2 = Joshua Hunt, David Potts Jr., John Chandler, William Thompson
| successor2 = Robert Miller, John Morgan, Isaac Trimble, Samuel McCleane
| alongside2 = William Thompson, Townsend Haines, Robert Miller
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1786|8|15}}
| birth_place = Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1852|4|4|1786|8|15}}
| death_place = Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| party = Whig
| spouse = {{marriage|Sarah Anderson|1807}}
| children = 5, including Matthias J.
| relatives = {{plainlist|
- Samuel W. Pennypacker (grandson)
- Galusha Pennypacker (great-grandson)
}}
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| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|farmer|miller}}
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Matthias Pennypacker (August 15, 1786 – April 4, 1852) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1827 to 1828 and in 1831.
Early life
Matthias Pennypacker was born on August 15, 1786, at Pennypacker's Mill in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Mary (née Custer) and Matthias Pennypacker. His father was a farmer and a miller and was a preacher at a church in Phoenixville.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalport00garn/page/640/mode/2up |title=Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County |year=1893 |last=Wiley |first=Samuel T. |editor-last=Garner |editor-first=Winfield Scott |publisher=Gresham Publishing Company |pages=640–643 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-11-10}}{{Open access}} Pennypacker grew up on the farm and was educated at subscription schools.
Career
Pennypacker worked as a farmer and a miller. He operated a sawmill and was a lumber dealer.
Pennypacker was a Whig. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1827 to 1828 and in 1831.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/chestercountyits00thoms/page/438/mode/2up |title=Chester County and Its People |editor-last=Thomson |editor-first=W. W. |year=1898 |publisher=The Union History Company |page=439 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-11-10}}{{Open access}} He was a member of the 1837 constitutional convention. In 1831, Pennypacker was one of the organizers of the Reading Company and was an incorporator of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad.
Personal life
In 1807, Pennypacker married Sarah Anderson, daughter of Isaac Anderson, of Schuylkill Township. They had four sons and one daughter, James A., Mary A., Isaac A., Washington and Matthias J. His son Matthias also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. His grandson was Pennsylvania Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker. His great-grandson was Union General Galusha Pennypacker.{{cite book|last=Jordan|first=John W.|title=Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania|year=1978|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|url={{Google books|arAfWBsvO1gC|page=485|plainurl=yes}}|pages=485–488, 491|isbn=0-8063-0811-7|access-date=2023-11-10}} Pennypacker was a Mennonite.
Pennypacker died on April 4, 1852, at his home on Pickering Creek in Chester County.
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Category:Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania
Category:Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:19th-century American farmers
Category:19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly