About Benjamin Frick
Lived 1796 – 1871 (aged 75). Benjamin Frick was an American businessperson and politician.
Benjamin Frick (April 26, 1796 – October 4, 1871) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate, representing Montgomery County from 1853 to 1855.
Early life Benjamin Frick was born on April 26, 1796, in Coventry, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Catherine (née Grumbacher) and John Frick.
Career Frick worked in the lumber business at Limerick Station on Schuylkill River. He was postmaster of Limerick Station for 20 years. He was secretary of the Perkiomen and Reading Turnpike Road Company from 1836 to 1871. He was director of Pottstown Bank and the Bank of Montgomery County in Norristown. He owned several boats on the canal.
Frick was a Whig. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate, representing Montgomery County from 1853 to 1855.
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American politician (1796–1871)
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Benjamin Frick died on 4 October 1871.
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