Benjamin Frick (April 26, 1796 – October 4, 1871) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the

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, representing Montgomery County from 1853 to 1855.

Early life

Benjamin Frick was born on April 26, 1796, in Coventry,

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, to Catherine (née Grumbacher) and John Frick.

Career

Frick worked in the lumber business at Limerick Station on

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. He was postmaster of Limerick Station for 20 years. He was secretary of the Perkiomen and Reading Turnpike Road Company from 1836 to 1871. He was director of Pottstown Bank and the Bank of Montgomery County in Norristown. He was a business agent for the

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until he resigned in 1869. He owned several boats on the canal. Frick was a Whig. He served as a member of the

, representing Montgomery County from 1853 to 1855.

Personal life

Frick married Eleanor "Ellen" Davis in 1815. They had six children, David, Elizabeth, James, Mary, Catharine Sisler, Charles. His grandson Montgomery was a businessman in Chester County. Frick died on October 4, 1871, at his home in Berks County. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Parker Ford.

References

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