John Conrad Bucher | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Innis Green |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ramsey |
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| Born | (1792-12-28)December 28, 1792 |
| Died | October 15, 1851(1851-10-15) (aged 58) |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
John Conrad Bucher (December 28, 1792 – October 15, 1851) was aJacksonian member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.[1]
He was born inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of John Jacob Bucher (1764–1827) and Susanna Margaret Horter (1774–1838). His father represented Dauphin county in the Pennsylvania Legislature, sitting at Lancaster, nine successive terms from 1803, and was later appointed by Governor Findlay an associate judge for the county of Dauphin.[2]
He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Harrisburg. He served as clerk of the land department of Pennsylvania in 1813. He was a member of the borough council of Harrisburg and a member of the board of school directors.[1]
Bucher was elected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-second Congress. He served as a trustee of Harrisburg Academy, Franklin College inLancaster, Pennsylvania, and Marshall College inMercersburg, Pennsylvania. He became an associate judge ofDauphin County, Pennsylvania, by appointment ofGovernorDavid R. Porter from 1839 until his death in Harrisburg, in 1851. He was buried atHarrisburg Cemetery, of which he was one of the founders.[1][2]
In 1820, he married Ellen Isett (1797–1881). They had five children: Maria-Elizabeth, John-Conrad, Susan, Ellen, and Eliza-Isett.[2]
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