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Augustus Drum (November 26, 1815 – September 15, 1858) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
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.


Biography

Augustus Drum was born in
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. He received private instruction and attended Greensburg Academy. He graduated from Jefferson College (now
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) in
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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
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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
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. He resumed the practice of law in Greensburg and died there in 1858. Interment in St. Clair Cemetery.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drum, Augustus 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