George Washington Toland

George Washington Toland (February 8, 1796 January 30, 1869) was an American statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

George Washington Toland was born in Philadelphia. He attended the common schools, and graduated from Princeton College in 1816. He held several local offices.

Toland was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses. He died in Philadelphia in 1869. Interment is in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Joseph R. Ingersoll,
James Harper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

1837–1843
alongside John Sergeant (1837–1841)
Joseph R. Ingersoll (1841–1843)
Succeeded by
Joseph R. Ingersoll


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