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Ludwig Worman (1761 – October 17, 1822) was a
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member of the
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from
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
. Worman was born in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania. He learned the
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business. He moved to
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, in 1784 and established a tannery. Worman was elected as a Federalist to the Seventeenth Congress and served until his death. Before his death, he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
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to the Eighteenth Congress. He died in Earl Township in 1822 and was interred in Earl Township Cemetery.


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1761 births 1822 deaths Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub