Benjamin Champneys

Benjamin Champneys
Portrait by Jacob Eichholtz, c. 1830
Pennsylvania State Senator
In office
1843 – 46, 1863 – 66
Pennsylvania State Representative
In office
1825 – 26, 1828 – 29, 1863
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office
December 18, 1846 – July 31, 1848
GovernorFrancis R. Shunk
Preceded byJohn M. Read
Succeeded byJames Cooper
Personal details
Born(1800-01-00)January , 1800
DiedAugust 9, 1871(1871-08-09) (aged 71)
SpouseElizabeth Bachman
Alma materPrinceton College
OccupationJudge, lawyer, legislator
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Benjamin Champneys (January 1800 – August 9, 1871) was an American lawyer, politician and judge, who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the Pennsylvania Senate and as Pennsylvania State Attorney General.