David Marchand

This article is about the politician. For the musician, see Davey Havok.

David Marchand was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was born near Irwin, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine and practiced in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was a major general of the Thirteenth Division of the State militia from 1812 to 1814. He had a son, Albert Gallatin Marchand.

David Marchand
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
In office 1817–1821
Preceded by	William Findley
Succeeded by	George Plumer
Personal details
Born	December 10, 1776 Irwin, Pennsylvania
Died	March 11, 1832(1832-03-11) (aged 55) Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Children	Albert Gallatin Marchand

Marchand was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the Sixteenth Congress. He was elected prothonotary of Westmoreland County in 1821. He resumed the practice of medicine and died in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in 1832. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "David Marchand (id: M000124)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William Findley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1817–1821	Succeeded by George Plumer