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David Bard

1744 – 1815

American politician

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Lived 1744 – 1815 (aged 70–71). David Bard was an American politician.

David Bard (1744 – March 12, 1815) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania. Born at Carroll's Delight in Adams County, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Princeton College (New Jersey) in 1773.

He studied theology and was licensed to preach by the Donegal Presbytery in 1777. He was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry at Lower Conotheague in 1779, and was a missionary in Virginia and west of the Allegheny Mountains. From 1786 to 1789, he was a pastor at Bedford, Pennsylvania, and later at Frankstown (now Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania).

Bard was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1795, to March 3, 1799.

He was elected as a Republican to the Eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1803, until his death in Alexandria, Pennsylvania. He was interred in Sinking Valley Cemetery, near the hamlet of Arch Spring.

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Important facts

Born
1744, Adams County
Birth century
Occupation
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Education
Princeton University
Positions held
United States representative

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Who was David Bard?

American politician

When was David Bard born?

David Bard was born in 1744 in Adams County.

When did David Bard die?

David Bard died on 12 March 1815.

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David Bard was a politician.

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David Bard was American.

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