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William Godshalk | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Newton Evans |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Newton Evans |
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| Born | (1817-10-25)October 25, 1817 |
| Died | February 6, 1891(1891-02-06) (aged 73) |
| Political party | Republican |
William Godshalk (October 25, 1817 – February 6, 1891) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
William Godshalk was born inEast Nottingham Township, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents toBucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1818. He attended the common schools and Union Academy inDoylestown, Pennsylvania. He learned themiller’s trade and, in 1847, engaged in milling in Doylestown Township. During theAmerican Civil War he served in theUnion Army as a private in Company K, One Hundred and Fifty-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, from October 11, 1862, to July 23, 1863.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to thePennsylvania State Senate in 1864. He was elected as an associate judge of Bucks County in October 1871 and served five years.
Godshalk was elected as a Republican to theForty-sixth andForty-seventh Congresses. He returned to milling, and died inNew Britain, Pennsylvania. Interment in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Doylestown.
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