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Reuben Knecht Bachman

Democrat Representative of Pennsylvania's 10th district

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 10

    March 18, 1879 - March 3, 1881

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

January 1, 1834 (77 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1911

Death

  • Served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 10th congressional district.
  • Elected to the Forty-sixth Congress, serving from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1881.
  • Did not seek renomination after his term in 1880.
  • Participated as a delegate at the 1884 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
  • Engaged in various business ventures, including mercantile, milling, lumber, and manufacturing of builders’ millwork.
  • Owned and operated the Durham Mill in Pennsylvania.
  • Passed away in Easton, Pennsylvania, and was interred in Durham Cemetery.