▁sent ▁to ▁C umber land ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁re ared ▁by ▁relatives . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁iron master , ▁with ▁extensive ▁iron ▁interests ▁in ▁Centre ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁Senate ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁district ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁propriet ors ▁of ▁Hann ah ▁F urn ace ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁ ▁McC ul lo ch ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Tw enty - six th ▁Congress ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁William ▁W . ▁Pot ter . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁political ▁life ▁and ▁active ▁business ▁purs uits ▁with ▁residence ▁in ▁Lew ist own , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Port ▁Royal , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Inter ment ▁in ▁Church ▁Hill ▁C emetery , ▁south west ▁of ▁Port ▁Royal , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁The ▁Political ▁Gra vey ard ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : D em ocr atic ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of