Jacob Erdman was a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

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Jacob Erdman (grandfather of Constantine Jacob Erdman

Constantine Jacob Erdman

Constantine Jacob Erdman was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

) was born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania

Coopersburg, Pennsylvania

Coopersburg is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Coopersburg was 2,386 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....

 from 1834 to 1836.

Erdman was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth

29th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum...

 Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846

United States House election, 1846

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1846. The Whigs picked up 37 seats, while the rival Democrats lost 32 seats. The result was a switch of partisan control of the House, with the Whigs gaining a narrow majority of 116 to 110. The Whigs picked up seats in New...

. He was elected associate judge of Lehigh County

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

-Climate:Most of the county's climate is considered to fall in the humid continental climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year....

Court on November 9, 1866, and served until his death in Coopersburg in 1867. Interment in Blue Church Cemetery near Coopersburg.

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