Adam J. Glossbrenner | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Richard Jacobs Haldeman |
| Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office January 15, 1850 – February 3, 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Nathan Sargent |
| Succeeded by | Henry W. Hoffman |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1836 | |
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| Born | (1810-08-31)August 31, 1810 Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | March 1, 1889(1889-03-01) (aged 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Adam John Glossbrenner (August 31, 1810 – March 1, 1889) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Glossbrenner was born inHagerstown, Maryland. He learned the art of printing, and became publisher of theWestern Telegraph inHamilton, Ohio, in 1827 and 1828. He moved toYork, Pennsylvania, in 1829. He established theYork County Farmer in 1831, and became a partner in theYork Gazette in 1835, and continued his connection with that paper until 1860.
He served as clerk in thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1836. He wasClerk of the United States House of Representatives during theTwenty-eighth andTwenty-ninth Congresses, and in theUnited States Department of State at Washington, D.C., in 1848 and 1849.
He wasSergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives from 1850 to 1860. He served as private secretary to PresidentJames Buchanan in 1860 and 1861. He established thePhiladelphia Age in 1862, although residing in York, Pennsylvania.
Glossbrenner was elected as a Democrat to theThirty-ninth andFortieth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1868.
Following his political career he engaged in banking in York in 1872. He moved toPhiladelphia in 1880, and was employed by thePennsylvania Railroad until his death in Philadelphia in 1889, aged 78. He was interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery inYork, Pennsylvania.
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| Preceded by Nathan Sargent | Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives 1850 - 1860 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 15th congressional district 1865 - 1869 | Succeeded by |
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