David B. Brunner | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Hiestand |
| Succeeded by | Constantine J. Erdman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1835-03-07)March 7, 1835 |
| Died | November 29, 1903(1903-11-29) (aged 68) |
| Political party | Democratic |
David B. Brunner (March 7, 1835 – November 29, 1903) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.[1][2]
David B. Brunner was born inAmity, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and learned thecarpenter’s trade. He taught school from 1853 to 1856, during which time he studied the classics. He graduated fromDickinson College inCarlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1860. He served as principal of the Reading Classical Academy inReading, Pennsylvania, from 1860 to 1869. He established theReading Business College in 1880.[3][4]
Brunner was elected as a Democrat to theFifty-first andFifty-second Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in1892. He taught at the Reading Business College and died in Reading in 1903 and was interred in Amityville Cemetery. Brunner was also the author of severalPennsylvania German poems, including "Wann ich yuscht en Bauer waer" ("If only I were a farmer").[5][6][7]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 9th congressional district 1889–1893 | Succeeded by |
| Education and Labor (1867–1883) |  | |
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| Education (1883–1947) | ||
| Labor (1883–1947) | ||
| Education and Labor* (1947–) | ||
| Note | * Alternately namedEconomic and Educational Opportunities in 104th Congress andEducation and the Workforce in 105th through 109th and 112th through 115th Congresses. | |
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