1819. In 1817 Ellmaker declined an offer from James Monroe to serve as Secretary of War. During his career, he also twice turned down offers of appointment as Secretary of the Commonwealth, and twice as justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In 1821 Ellmaker moved from Harrisburg to Lancaster, where he continued to practice law. Pennsylvania Railroad Company In 1823 Ellmaker was an original incorporator of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. In 1826 he was an original incorporator of the Columbia, Lancaster and Philadelphia Railroad, as was James Buchanan. In May 1828 Ellmaker returned to the office of state Attorney General, and served until August 1829. 1832 Presidential Campaign In 1832, Ellmaker was the candidate for Vice President on the Anti-Masonic ticket, with William Wirt as the candidate for president. Wirt and Ellmaker won in Vermont, and received seven electoral votes. In 1834 Ellmaker ran for the United States Senate, losing to James Buchanan. After this election, Ellmaker retired from politics and continued the practice of law. In 1838, the Lancaster Female Seminary was incorporated, with Ellmaker as one of the original 10 trustees. Family life In 1816 Ellmaker married Mary Rachael Elder (born 31 December 1799 at Harrisburg, PA; died 15 March 1866), the daughter of Thomas Elder. They had two sons, Nathaniel (born 28 April 1817 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) and Levi (born 1828, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). Death and burial Ellmaker died in Lancaster on November 28, 1851. He was buried in the churchyard of St. James' Episcopal Church in Lancaster. References Egle, William Henry Pennsylvania Genealogies: Chiefly Scots-Irish and German (1896). Ellis, Franklin History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men (1883) Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans (1904). External links Amos Ellmaker at The Political Graveyard |- |- 1787 births 1851 deaths Anti-Masonic Party politicians from Pennsylvania Litchfield Law School alumni Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Pennsylvania state court judges People from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Politicians from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Politicians from Lancaster, Pennsylvania Princeton University alumni Pennsylvania lawyers 1832 United States vice-presidential candidates 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century American Episcopalians