Augustus Drum

Augustus Drum (born November 26, 1815 in Greensburg , Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , †  September 15, 1858 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Augustus Drum enjoyed a private school education. He then graduated from Greensburg Academy and then Jefferson College . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1836, he began to work in this profession in Greensburg. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate in 1852 and 1853 . In his home country he held a number of local offices.

In the congressional election of 1852 Drum was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 19th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Joseph Henry Kuhns on March 4, 1853 . Since he was not confirmed in 1854, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1855 . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Augustus Drum practiced again as a lawyer in Greensburg, where he died on September 15, 1858.

Web links

• Augustus Drum in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Joseph Henry Kuhns	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (19th constituency) March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855	John Covode