Reuben Knecht Bachman | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel A. Bridges |
| Succeeded by | William Mutchler |
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| Born | (1834-08-06)August 6, 1834 |
| Died | September 19, 1911(1911-09-19) (aged 77) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Reuben Knecht Bachman (August 6, 1834 – September 19, 1911) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Reuben K. Bachman was born inWilliams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools, and taught school for several years. He entered the mercantile and milling business inDurham, Pennsylvania. He owned and operated theDurham Mill.[1]
Bachman was elected as a Democrat to theForty-sixth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in1880. He was a delegate to the1884 Democratic National Convention at Chicago. He engaged in the lumber business and the manufacture of builders'millwork atRiegelsville, Pennsylvania, andPhillipsburg, New Jersey. He died inEaston, Pennsylvania. Interment in Durham Cemetery, near Durham.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1879–1881 | Succeeded by |
