</s> ▁Edward ▁Dar ling ton ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁three ▁term ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁from ▁the ▁Anti - M ason ic ▁Party . ▁ ▁His ▁c ous ins ▁Isaac ▁Dar ling ton ▁and ▁William ▁Dar ling ton ▁were ▁also ▁both ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Edward ▁Dar ling ton ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁M idd let own ▁Township , ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁da iry ▁farm . ▁ ▁He ▁taught ▁school ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁law ▁with ▁Samuel ▁Edwards ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁and ▁entered ▁practice ▁in ▁Ch ester , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁Dar ling ton ▁was ▁appointed ▁deput y ▁att orney ▁general ▁for ▁Del aware ▁County ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁Dar ling ton ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Anti - M ason ic ▁Party ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Dar ling ton ▁served ▁in ▁Congress