Henry Frick

This article is about the politician Henry Frick. On the industrialist see Henry Clay Frick .

Henry Frick (born March 17, 1795 in Northumberland , Northumberland County , Pennsylvania , †  March 1, 1844 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . In 1843 and 1844 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Frick attended the public schools in his home country and then completed an apprenticeship in printing in Philadelphia . He also took part in the British-American War of 1812 . From 1816 he lived in Milton , where he founded the Miltonian newspaper , for which he worked for over 20 years. At the same time he also embarked on a political career. Between 1828 and 1831 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . He later became a member of the Whig Party , founded in the 1830s .

In the congressional election of 1842 Frick was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 13th  constituency of Pennsylvania, where he succeeded Amos Gustine on March 3, 1843 . He was able to exercise this mandate in Congress until his death on March 1, 1844. This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

Web links

• Henry Frick in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry Frick in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Amos Gustine	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (13th constituency) March 4, 1843 - March 1, 1844	James Pollock