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Constantine J. Erdman
Constantine J. Erdman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 9th district
	In office; March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	David B. Brunner
Succeeded by	Daniel Ermentrout
Personal details
Born	September 4, 1846; Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 15, 1911 (aged 64); Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Pennsylvania College

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Constantine Jacob Erdman (September 4, 1846 – January 15, 1911) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Constantine J. Erdman (grandson of Jacob Erdman) was born in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, near Allentown, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools of the district and a classical school in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Pennsylvania College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1865. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and practiced in Allentown. He was elected district attorney in 1874. He served as adjutant of the Fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, during the riots at Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1877.^{[citation needed]}

Erdman was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1896. He resumed the practice of law in Allentown. He served as a trustee of Muhlenberg College at Allentown. He was president of the Coplay Cement Manufacturing Co., the Allentown & Coopersburg Turnpike Co., and the Allen Fire Insurance Co. for many years. He died in Allentown in 1911 and was interred in Fairview Cemetery.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

United States Congress. "Constantine J. Erdman (id: E000199)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by David B. Brunner	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district 1893–1897	Succeeded by Daniel Ermentrout

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 ==Biography==
-Constantine J. Erdman (grandson of [[Jacob Erdman]]) was born in [[Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania]], near [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]].  He attended the common schools of the district and a classical school in [[Quakertown, Pennsylvania]].  He graduated from [[Gettysburg College|Pennsylvania College]] in [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]], in 1865.  He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and practiced in Allentown.  He was elected [[district attorney]] in 1874.  He served as [[adjutant]] of the Fourth Regiment, [[Pennsylvania National Guard]], during the [[Great railroad strike of 1877|riots]] at [[Reading, Pennsylvania]], in 1877.{{cn|date=June 2015}}
+Constantine J. Erdman (grandson of [[Jacob Erdman]]) was born in [[Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania]], near [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]].  He attended the common schools of the district and a classical school in [[Quakertown, Pennsylvania]].  He graduated from [[Gettysburg College|Pennsylvania College]] in [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]], in 1865.  He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and practiced in Allentown.  He was elected [[district attorney]] in 1874.  He served as [[adjutant]] of the Fourth Regiment, [[Pennsylvania National Guard]], during the [[Great railroad strike of 1877|riots]] at [[Reading, Pennsylvania]], in 1877.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
-Erdman was elected as a Democrat to the [[53rd United States Congress|Fifty-third]] and [[54th United States Congress|Fifty-fourth]] Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in [[United States House election, 1896|1896]]. He resumed the practice of law in Allentown. He served as a trustee of [[Muhlenberg College]] at Allentown. He was president of the Coplay Cement Manufacturing Co., the Allentown & [[Coopersburg, Pennsylvania|Coopersburg]] Turnpike Co., and the Allen [[Property insurance|Fire Insurance]] Co. for many years. He died in Allentown in 1911 and was interred in Fairview Cemetery.{{cn|date=June 2015}}
+Erdman was elected as a Democrat to the [[53rd United States Congress|Fifty-third]] and [[54th United States Congress|Fifty-fourth]] Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in [[United States House election, 1896|1896]]. He resumed the practice of law in Allentown. He served as a trustee of [[Muhlenberg College]] at Allentown. He was president of the Coplay Cement Manufacturing Co., the Allentown & [[Coopersburg, Pennsylvania|Coopersburg]] Turnpike Co., and the Allen [[Property insurance|Fire Insurance]] Co. for many years. He died in Allentown in 1911 and was interred in Fairview Cemetery.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
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 [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:19th-century American politicians]]