William Eckart Lehman

William Eckart Lehman (born August 21, 1821 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , †  July 19, 1895 in Atlantic City , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1861 and 1863 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Lehman attended preparatory schools and then studied until 1841 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1844, he began to work in Philadelphia in this profession. US President James K. Polk appointed him auditor to the postal authorities in the states of Pennsylvania and New York . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1860 Lehman was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Thomas Birch Florence on March 4, 1861 . Since he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party in 1862, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1863 . This was shaped by the events of the civil war .

Between 1863 and 1865 Lehman was a captain head of the Military Police ( Provost Marshal ) in the First District of Pennsylvania. After the war, he retired. He died in Atlantic City on July 19, 1895 and was buried in Philadelphia.

Web links

• William Eckart Lehman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Eckart Lehman in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Thomas Birch Florence	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (1st constituency) March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863	Samuel J. Randall