Ephraim Leister Acker

Democrat Representative of Pennsylvania's 6th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1827 (76 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1903

Death

Was a newspaperman and educator before entering politics.
Served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for one term.
Attended common schools and an academy in Sumneytown, then graduated from Marshall College in 1847.
Worked as a school teacher for two years before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1852.
Edited and published the Norristown Register from 1853 to 1877.
Held the position of superintendent of schools in Montgomery County from 1854 to 1860.
Appointed postmaster of Norristown by President James Buchanan, but was removed by President Abraham Lincoln after eleven months.
Served as an inspector of Montgomery County Prison for three years.
Was not reelected to Congress in 1872.
Resumed newspaper publication until 1877, then studied law and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1886.
Practiced law until his death in 1903.
Was interred in Norris City Cemetery in East Norriton Township.