Richard Jacobs Haldeman

Richard Jacobs Haldeman

Richard Jacobs Haldeman (born May 19, 1831 in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , †  October 1, 1886 there ) was an American politician . Between 1869 and 1873 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Richard Haldeman enjoyed a good education and then attended Yale College until 1851 . He continued his education at the University of Heidelberg and the Friedrich Wilhelms University in Berlin . In 1853 he worked as a diplomat at the American Embassy in Paris . He later held similar positions at the embassies in Saint Petersburg and Vienna . On his return to Harrisburg he published two newspapers there until 1860. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1860 he participated as a delegate to both Democratic National Conventions in Charleston and Baltimore .

In the congressional election of 1868 , Haldeman was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 15th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Adam John Glossbrenner on March 4, 1869 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1873 . In 1872 he renounced another candidacy.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Richard Haldeman retired. He died on October 1, 1886, in his native Harrisburg, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Richard Jacobs Haldeman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Richard Jacobs Haldeman in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Adam John Glossbrenner	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (15th constituency) March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1873	John Alexander Magee