About Jacob Erdman
Lived 1801 – 1867 (aged 66). Jacob Erdman was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
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 Jacob Erdman was born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania.
Political career 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 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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Who was Jacob Erdman?
American politician (1801-1867)
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Jacob Erdman was born on 22 February 1801 in Pennsylvania.
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Jacob Erdman died on 20 July 1867 in Pennsylvania.
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Jacob Erdman was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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Jacob Erdman was American.
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