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 missionaryinVirginia and west of the Allegheny Mountains. From 1786 to 1789, he was a pastoratBedford, 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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At large on a General ticket:
Thomas Fitzsimons |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1795–1799 |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district 1803–1805 alongside John Andre Hanna 1805–1813 alongside Robert Whitehill |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district 1813–1815 |
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