Frederick Conrad

American politician

Frederick Conrad
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807
Preceded byMichael Leib
Succeeded byRobert Brown, John Pugh, William Milnor
Personal details
Born1759 (1759)
Worcester Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedAugust 3, 1827(1827-08-03) (aged 67–68)
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican Party

Frederick Conrad (1759 – August 3, 1827) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was also a slaveholder.[1]

Early life

Frederick Conrad was born near Worcester Township in the Province of Pennsylvania.

Employment

He was elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1798, 1800, and 1802. He served as paymaster of the Fifty-first Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia in 1804 and 1805.

Political life

Conrad was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Accounts during the Ninth Congress. He was appointed justice of the peace 1807, prothonotary and clerk of the courts in 1821, and reappointed in 1824. He resided near Center Point, Pennsylvania, and was interested in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Norristown, Pennsylvania, and died there in 1827. Interment in Wentz's Reformed Church Cemetery in Center Point, Pennsylvania.

References

  1. ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (January 10, 2022). "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved April 16, 2022. Updated 12 April 2022

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district
1803–1807
1803–1807 alongside: Robert Brown
1803–1805 alongside: Isaac Van Horne
1805–1807 alongside: John Pugh 		Succeeded by
Robert Brown
John Pugh
William Milnor
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