David Bard
David Bard (born 1744 in Adams County , Province of Pennsylvania , † March 12, 1815 in Alexandria , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1795 and 1815 he twice represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
David Bard attended Princeton College in New Jersey until 1773 . After a subsequent degree in theology and his ordination as a clergyman, he began to work in this profession in various cities in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Since the 1790s he was also politically active. He became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson at the end of the decade .
In the congressional elections of 1794 Bard was elected in the tenth constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives, which was then still in Philadelphia . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1799 . In the elections of 1802 he was re-elected in the fourth district of his state in the Congress, which had since moved to Washington, DC . After six re-elections, he was able to exercise his mandate until his death on March 12, 1815. Since 1813 he represented the ninth district of his state there. During this time, the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson in 1803 significantly expanded the territory of the United States. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified. Since 1812, the British-American War also shaped the work of Congress, whose office building in Washington was burned down by the British during the course of the war.
Web links
- David Bard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- David Bard in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| new constituency |
United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (10th Constituency) March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1799 |
Henry Woods |
| Robert Brown | United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (4th constituency) with John A. Hanna March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1813 |
Hugh Glasgow |
| Isaac Griffin | United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (9th constituency) March 4, 1813 - March 12, 1815 |
Thomas Burnside |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bard, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1744 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Adams County , Province of Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1815 |
| Place of death | Alexandria , Pennsylvania |