Jacob Erdman (February 22, 1801 – July 20, 1867) was a Democratic member of the

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from

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Biography

Jacob Erdman (grandfather of

Constantine Jacob Erdman Constantine Jacob Erdman (September 4, 1846 – January 15, 1911) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Constantine J. Erdman (grandson of Jacob Erdman) was born in Upper Saucon Township, ...

) was born in

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. He was a member of the

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from 1834 to 1836. Erdman was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

1846 Events January–March * January 5 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Country with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom. * January 13 – The Milan–Venice railway' ...

. He was elected associate judge of Lehigh County Court on November 9, 1866 and served until his death in

, He is interred in Blue Church Cemetery near Coopersburg.

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