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American politician
William Addams
(April 11, 1777 ? May 30, 1858) was an American politician who served as a Pennsylvania State Representative and
United States Congressman
, serving two terms in the
U.S. House
from 1825 to 1829.
Life and career
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Addams was born in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
in 1777.
He moved to
Berks County, Pennsylvania
near
Reading
, and served as
auditor
there in 1813 and 1814. He then served on the Berks County commission from 1814 through 1817.
In 1822, he was elected to the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
, serving in that body through 1824.
Congress and later career
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In 1825, he won election to the
United States Congress
as a
Democrat
, where he served through 1829.
Upon leaving the Congress, he served on the commission for the Deaf and Blind Institution for the states of New York and Ohio. He also served as an associate judge of Berks County from 1839 through 1842, and as a captain in the Reading City Troop. Outside of government, he worked pursuing farm interests.
Death
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He died in
Spring Township, Pennsylvania
, in 1858, and is buried in St. John's Church Cemetery, in
Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
.
References
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- Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607?1896.
Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.