Richard Jacobs Haldeman (May 19, 1831 – October 1, 1886) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for two terms from 1869 to 1873.
Richard J. Haldeman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Adam John Glossbrenner |
| Succeeded by | John Alexander Magee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 19, 1831 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 1, 1886 (aged 55) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Jacob S. Haldeman (brother) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
Life and career
editEducation
editRichard J. Haldeman was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He pursued an academic course, and was graduated from Yale College in 1851. While at Yale, he was a member of the Skull and Bones Society.[1]: 91 He also attended Heidelberg and Berlin Universities.
Political career
editHe served as United States attaché of the legation at Paris in 1853 and later occupied similar positions at St. Petersburg and Vienna.
He returned to Harrisburg and purchased the Daily and Weekly Patriot and Union and was its editor until 1860. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions at Baltimore, Maryland, and Charleston, South Carolina, in 1860.
Congress
editHaldeman was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872. He retired from active pursuits, and died in Harrisburg in 1886. Interment in Harrisburg Cemetery.
References
edit- ^ Catalogue of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The Delta Kappa Epsilon council. 1910. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
Sources
editExternal links
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Works by or about Richard Jacobs Haldeman at Wikisource- Richard Jacobs Haldeman at Find a Grave
