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Richard Brodhead

Democrat Senator of Pennsylvania

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 10

    December 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 10

    December 1, 1845 - March 3, 1847

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 10

    December 6, 1847 - March 3, 1849

  • Senator

    Pennsylvania

    December 1, 1851 - March 3, 1857

6

Congresses Served

3

House Terms

1

Senate Terms

January 5, 1811 (52 years old)

Birthday

September 16, 1863

Death

  • American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania.
  • Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1843 to 1849.
  • Elected to the U.S. Senate, serving from 1851 to 1857.
  • Held the position of chairman for the United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.
  • Chaired the United States Senate Committee on Claims and the Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims.
  • Member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1837 to 1839.
  • Appointed treasurer of Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 1841.
  • Father of U.S. Representative Jefferson Davis Brodhead.
  • Died in Easton, Pennsylvania, and was interred in Easton Cemetery.
  • Notable for being the last resident of the Lehigh Valley to serve as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania until 2010.