8 4 1 . ▁His ▁" G old ▁Spo on ▁Or ation " ▁( 1 8 4 0 ) ▁mock ed ▁the ▁supposed ▁grande ur ▁of ▁President ▁Martin ▁Van ▁Bur en , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁loss ▁to ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁Ro ads ▁and ▁Can als ▁during ▁the ▁Tw enty - six th ▁Congress , ▁but ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Som erset , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Union ▁C emetery ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁members ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁( 1 7 9 0 – 1 8 9 9 ) ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 4 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Som erset ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Ant i - M ason ic ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁Wh igs ▁Category : Wh ig ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁law y ers ▁Category : W ashington ▁& ▁Jefferson ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category