Amos Ellmaker | |
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| Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
| In office May 6, 1828 – August 17, 1829 | |
| Governor | John Andrew Shulze |
| Preceded by | Calvin Blythe |
| Succeeded by | Philip S. Markley |
| In office December 21, 1816 – July 7, 1819 | |
| Governor | Simon Snyder William Findlay |
| Preceded by | Jared Ingersoll |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Sergeant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1787 Leacock Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1851 (aged 64) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican (Before 1828) Anti-Masonic (1828–1840) |
| Education | Litchfield Law School |
Amos Ellmaker (February 2, 1787 – November 28, 1851) was a U.S. politician, attorney, and judge from Pennsylvania. He served as the Pennsylvania Attorney General and was the Anti-Masonic vice presidential candidate in the 1832 presidential election.
Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he established a legal career in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania after attending Litchfield Law School. During the War of 1812, he served as an aide to General John Forster. After serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Ellmaker accepted appointment as the Pennsylvania Attorney General. He returned to private practice in 1819 and helped found the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad.
From 1828 to 1829, Ellmaker served another term as Pennsylvania Attorney General. In 1832, Ellmaker was nominated as the Anti-Masonic vice presidential candidate. The ticket of William Wirt and Ellmaker took 7.8% of the national popular vote and won the state of Vermont. Ellmaker sought election to the United States Senate in 1834 but was defeated by James Buchanan. After the election, Ellmaker retired from politics and practiced law in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.