Adam Seybert

Adam Seybert (born May 16, 1773 in Philadelphia , Province of Pennsylvania , † May 2, 1825 in Paris , France ) was an American politician . Between 1809 and 1819 he represented the state of Pennsylvania twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Adam Seybert attended the public schools of his home country and then studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia until 1793 . He then deepened his knowledge with courses at various European universities. He studied in Edinburgh , Göttingen and Paris. After his return to Philadelphia, he also worked in the field of chemistry and mineralogy. In 1797 he became a member of the American Philosophical Society . In 1801 he was elected a corresponding member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences . Politically, he joined the Democratic Republican Party .

Following the resignation of MP Benjamin Say , Seybert was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when the by-election was due for the first seat of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on October 10, 1809. After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1815 . During this time the British-American War of 1812 fell . From 1811 to 1813, Seybert was chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business . In 1816 he was re-elected to Congress for the second seat of the first constituency of Pennsylvania, where he succeeded William Milnor on March 4, 1817 . Until March 3, 1819 he was able to spend another term in the US House of Representatives. In 1824 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Adam Seybert traveled to Europe for a few years. From 1824 he lived in Paris, where he died on May 2, 1825.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 225.

predecessor	Office	successor
Benjamin Say	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (1st constituency) with William Anderson and John Porter October 10, 1809 - March 3, 1815	Joseph Hopkinson
William Milnor	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (1st constituency) with Joseph Hopkinson, William Anderson, and John Sergeant March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1819	Thomas Forrest

personal data
SURNAME	Seybert, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 16, 1773
PLACE OF BIRTH	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	May 2, 1825
Place of death	Paris , France

[1] Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 225.