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Ephraim Leister Acker | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | John D. Stiles |
| Succeeded by | James S. Biery |
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| Born | (1827-01-11)January 11, 1827 |
| Died | May 12, 1903(1903-05-12) (aged 76) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Marshall College |
Ephraim Leister Acker (January 11, 1827 – May 12, 1903) was an American newspaperman and educator who served one term as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1871 to 1873.
Ephraim L. Acker was born inMarlborough Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the academy at Sumneytown, a village in Marlborough Township. He graduated fromMarshall College inMercersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1847. He was a school teacher for two years, and graduated from theUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine inPhiladelphia in March 1852.[1] He was editor and publisher of theNorristown Register from 1853 to 1877.
He served assuperintendent of the schools ofMontgomery County, Pennsylvania, from June 1854 to June 1860. He was appointedpostmaster ofNorristown, Pennsylvania in March 1860 by PresidentJames Buchanan and after serving eleven months was removed by PresidentAbraham Lincoln. He served as inspector of Montgomery County Prison for three years.
Acker was elected as a Democrat to theForty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1872.
He resumed the publication of his newspaper until 1877, when he began the study of law, graduating from theUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School in 1886.[1] He was admitted to the bar and practiced until his death in Norristown in 1903. He was interred inNorris City Cemetery inEast Norriton Township.[citation needed]
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