Philadelph Van Trump | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | William E. Finck |
| Succeeded by | Hugh J. Jewett |
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| Born | (1810-11-15)November 15, 1810 Lancaster, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 31, 1874(1874-07-31) (aged 63) Lancaster, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Whig American |
Philadelph Van Trump (November 15, 1810 – July 31, 1874) was an American politician who served three terms as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1867 to 1873.
Born inLancaster, Ohio, Van Trump attended a public school. He learned the art of printing and subsequently became editor of theGazette and Enquirer at Lancaster. He also studied law and wasadmitted to the bar.
He started practice in Lancaster on May 14, 1838. He served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1852. In1857, Van Trump was an unsuccessful candidate of theAmerican Party for Governor.
He served as delegate to the Bell and Everett State convention in 1860 and served as president. He served as judge of the court of common pleas from 1862 to 1867. Van Trump failed in elections to be a judge on theSupreme Court of Ohio in 1863, 1864, and 1865.
Van Trump was elected as aDemocrat to theFortieth,Forty-first, andForty-second Congresses (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.
He served as president of the Democratic State convention in 1869. Van Trump resumed the practice of law inLancaster, Ohio.
He died there on July 31, 1874. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Know Nothingnominee forGovernor of Ohio 1857 | Succeeded by None |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 12th congressional district March 4, 1867–March 3, 1873 | Succeeded by |
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