Alem Marr
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Alem Marr (June 18, 1787 - March 29, 1843) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Alem Marr was born in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania. He moved to Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1795 with his parents, who settled near Milton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Princeton College in 1807, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813 and commenced practice in Danville, Pennsylvania.
Marr was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1830 and retired to his farm near Milton where he died. Interment in Milton Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Samuel McKean George Kremer Espy Van Horne |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district 1829-1831 alongside: James Ford and Philander Stephens |
Succeeded by Lewis Dewart Philander Stephens James Ford |
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