Jacob Erdman
Jacob Erdman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Hutchinson Jenks |
| Succeeded by | John Westbrook Hornbeck |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1834-1836 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1801 |
| Died | July 20, 1867 (aged 66) Coopersburg, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Blue Church Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
Jacob Erdman (February 22, 1801 – July 20, 1867) was an American politician who served one term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1845 to 1847.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Jacob Erdman was born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania.
Political career
[edit | edit source]He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1834 to 1836.
Erdman was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846.
Later career and death
[edit | edit source]He was elected associate judge of Lehigh County Court on November 9, 1866 and served until his death in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, He is interred in Blue Church Cemetery near Coopersburg.
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