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Jacob Erdman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byMichael Hutchinson Jenks
Succeeded byJohn Westbrook Hornbeck
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1834-1836
Personal details
Born(1801-02-22)February 22, 1801
Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 20, 1867(1867-07-20) (aged 66)
Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
Resting placeBlue Church Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic

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[edit]

Jacob Erdman was born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania.

Political career[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Sources[edit]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

Michael H. Jenks

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district

1845–1847
Succeeded by

Westbrook Hornbeck


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