Robert Philson

Robert Philson (c. 1759 – July 25, 1831) was an Irish-American soldier and politician.

Philson was born in County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, and immigrated to Pennsylvania with his uncle John Fletcher. They kept a store in Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

In 1794, Philson was arrested for his involvement in the Whiskey Rebellion. He was sent to Philadelphia for trial, but he and his co-defendant, Herman Husband, were acquitted.^[1]

Philson served as associate judge of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, for twenty years, and also served as a one-term congressman during the 16th United States Congress.

Philson was commissioned a brigadier general of the Second Brigade, Tenth Division, Pennsylvania militia on May 9, 1800, a position he held during the War of 1812.

References

^ Wythe Holt, "The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794: A Democratic Working-Class Insurrection". Paper presented at The Georgia Workshop in Early American History and Culture, 2004, p. 79.

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[1] Wythe Holt, "The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794: A Democratic Working-Class Insurrection". Paper presented at The Georgia Workshop in Early American History and Culture, 2004, p. 79.

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v t e Whiskey Rebellion
People	Alexander Addison Hugh Henry Brackenridge David Bradford William Findley Thomas Gaddis Albert Gallatin Alexander Hamilton Herman Husband Henry Lee Daniel Morgan Robert Philson John Smilie George Washington John Wilkins, Jr.
Places	Western Pennsylvania Andrew Rabb House Bethel Presbyterian Church Black Horse Tavern David Bradford House Defibaugh Tavern Fort Gaddis Huffman Distillery and Chopping Mill John Corbley Farm Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church and Churchyard Oliver Miller Homestead Lobb's Cemetery and Yohogania County Courthouse Site Redstone Old Fort William Crawford House Whiskey Point
Legacy	Wigle Whiskey The Whiskey Rebels "Copper Kettle" Wilderness Boy The Delectable Country The Latimers Whiskey Rebellion

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