Herman Lehlbach

Herman Lehlbach (July 3, 1845 – January 11, 1904) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1885 to 1891.

He was the uncle of Frederick R. Lehlbach, who also represented Newark, New Jersey, in Congress from 1915 to 1937.

Early life Lehlbach was born in Heiligkreuzsteinach in the Grand Duchy of Baden, then a state of the German Confederation. He immigrated to the United States in 1851 with his parents, who settled in Newark, New Jersey. He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1884 to 1886. Lehlbach petitioned for a recount, but was denied.

Later career and death After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession as a civil engineer in Newark, and was Sheriff of Essex County, New Jersey, from 1893 to 1896.

He died in Newark, on January 11, 1904, due to kidney problems. He was interred in Fairmount Cemetery in Newark.