Daniel Ermentrout | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – September 17, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Constantine Jacob Erdman |
| Succeeded by | Henry Dickinson Green |
| Constituency | 9th district |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Hiester Clymer |
| Succeeded by | William Mutchler |
| Constituency | 8th district |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate from the1st district | |
| In office 1873–1874 | |
| Preceded by | James B. Alexander |
| Succeeded by | George Handy Smith |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate from the11th district | |
| In office 1875–1888 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Ermentrout (1837-01-24)January 24, 1837 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 1899(1899-09-17) (aged 62) Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Charles Evans Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College |
Daniel Ermentrout (January 24, 1837 – September 17, 1899) was an American politician fromPennsylvania who served as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1881 to 1889 and forPennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1897 to 1899. He also served as a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the1st district from 1873 to 1874 and the11th district from 1875 to 1888.
Ermentrout was born inReading, Pennsylvania to William and Julia (Silvis) Ermentrout.[1] He attendedFranklin and Marshall College inLancaster, Pennsylvania, and the Elmwood Institute inNorristown, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Reading.
He was elected district attorney in 1862 and served for three years. He was solicitor for the city of Reading from 1867 to 1870 and a member of the board of school control of Reading from 1868 to 1876. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions in1868 and1880. He was chairman of the standing committee ofBerks County, Pennsylvania, in 1869, 1872, and 1873. He served as a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the1st district from 1873 to 1874 and the11th district from 1875 to 1887.[1] He was appointed in October 1877 by GovernorJohn F. Hartranft as a member of the Pennsylvania Statuary Commission.[citation needed]
Ermentrout was elected as a Democrat to theForty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in1888. He was a delegate to the Democratic State conventions from 1895 to 1899. He was again elected to theFifty-fifth andFifty-sixth Congresses.
He served in Congress until his death in Reading due to the effects of a choking incident in 1899.[2] He was buried inCharles Evans Cemetery.
Ermentrout was married to Adelaide Louise Metzger.[1]
Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Ermentrout, Daniel".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 4. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 18.| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by James B. Alexander | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,1st district 1873-1874 | Succeeded by George Handy Smith |
| Preceded by | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,11th district 1875-1888 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1881–1889 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 9th congressional district 1897–1899 | Succeeded by |
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