| LC control no. | nr 92039768 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Brodhead, Richard, 1811-1863 |
| Variant(s) | Brodhead, R. (Richard), 1811-1863 Brodhead, Mr. (Richard), 1811-1863 |
| Birth date | 1811-01-05 |
| Death date | 1863-09-16 |
| Place of birth | Lehman (Pike County, Pa. : Township) |
| Place of death | Easton (Northampton County, Pa.) |
| Found in | His Speech of Mr. R. Brodhead, of Pennsylvania, 1846 WwWA, hist. vol. (Brodhead, Richard, senator; b. Pa. Jan. 5, 1811; adm. to Pa. bar 1836; Pa. Ho. of R. 1837-39; U.S. Ho. of R. (Dem.) from Pa. 1843-49; U.S. Senate from Pa. 18571-57; d. Sept. 16 1863) His Speech of Mr. Brodhead of Pennsylvania, 1855 Biographical directory of the United States Congress 1774-present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/, accessed Nov. 17, 2016 (Brodhead, Richard, Representative and Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Lehman Township, Pike County, Pa., January 5, 1811; moved to Easton, Pa. in 1830; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in Easton; member, State House of Representatives, 1837-1839; appointed treasurer of Northampton County in 1841; elected as a Democrat to 28th-30th Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1849); chairman, Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (29th Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1848; elected as Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1857; chairman, Committee on Claims (32nd-33rd Congresses), Committee on Revolutionary Claims (32nd Congress); died in Easton, Pa., September 16, 1863; interment in Easton Cemetery) |
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