Augustus Drum (November 26, 1815 – September 15, 1858) was a
Democratic member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
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from
Pennsylvania
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.
Biography
Augustus Drum was born in
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg is a city in and the county seat of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city lies within the Laurel Highlands and the ecoregion of the Western Allegheny Plateau (ecoregion), W ...
. He received private instruction and attended Greensburg Academy. He graduated from Jefferson College (now
Washington and Jefferson College
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) in
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
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. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in Greensburg. He was a member of the
Pennsylvania State Senate
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in 1852 and 1853. He also held several local offices.
Drum was elected as a Democrat to the
Thirty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1854
Events
January–March
* January 4 – The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the ''Samarang''.
* January 6 – The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is perhaps born.
* January 9 – The Teut ...
. He resumed the practice of law in Greensburg and died there in 1858. Interment in St. Clair Cemetery.
External links
The Political Graveyard
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1815 births
1858 deaths
Washington & Jefferson College alumni
Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators
Pennsylvania lawyers
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American lawyers