Person:William Addams (3)

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Rep. William Addams, of PA
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Name Rep. William Addams, of PA
Gender Male
Birth[1] 11 Apr 1777 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Death[1] 30 May 1858 Spring, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Biographies, in Govinfo.gov.

    ADDAMS, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania;
    born in Lancaster County, Pa., April 11, 1777; moved to
    Berks County, near Reading, and served as auditor in 1813
    and 1814; commissioner of Berks County 1814-1817; member
    of the State house of representatives 1822-1824; elected to
    the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1825-
    March 3, 1829); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in
    1828; member of the committee for the Deaf and Dumb
    Institution for the States of New York and Ohio; elected
    associate judge of Berks County and served from 1839 to
    1842; captain of the Reading City Troop; largely interested
    in agricultural pursuits; died in Spring Township, Berks
    County, Pa., May 30, 1858; interment in St. John’s Church
    Cemetery, Sinking Springs, Pa.