1. Frederick Halterman was a German-American politician who served as a Republican member of the US House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1895 to 1897.
12 Facts About Frederick Halterman
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Frederick Halterman immigrated to the United States and settled in Philadelphia in September 1849.
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Frederick Halterman worked in a grocery store for four years then opened his own store.
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Frederick Halterman operated a successful merchant business in the Northern Liberties neighborhood for thirty-eight years and retired in 1891.
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Frederick Halterman served as a School Director from 1872 to 1881.
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Frederick Halterman was elected a member of the select council in 1880 for a term of three years.
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Frederick Halterman was nominated as the Republican nominee for Congress and was supported by the reformer Rudolph Blankenburg.
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Frederick Halterman was elected in 1894 as a Republican to the 54th Congress.
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Frederick Halterman's victory was part of a Republican resurgence in Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania.
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Frederick Halterman was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896.
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Frederick Halterman was elected president of the twelfth sectional school board of Philadelphia, PA in 1898 and served until his death in Philadelphia.
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Frederick Halterman was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.