Archibald Van Horne

Archibald Van Horne (c. 1758 – 1817) was an American politician.

Van Horne was appointed adjutant of the Fourteenth Regiment of the Maryland Militia on April 18, 1798 and was commissioned captain on May 26, 1802. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1801 to 1803 and 1805, and served as speaker in the latter year. He resigned November 11, 1805, and was later elected as a Republican to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, serving from March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1811. During the Eleventh Congress, he was chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Van Horne was again elected to the Maryland House of Delegates and served from 1814 to 1816. He was then elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1816 and served until his death in Prince George's County, Maryland.

References

United States Congress. "Archibald Van Horne (id: V000043)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Leonard Covington	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd congressional district 1807–1811	Succeeded by Joseph Kent

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 40952867 LCCN: n88612114 US Congress: V000043

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