1. Richard Brodhead was an American lawyer and politician from Easton, Pennsylvania.
13 Facts About Richard Brodhead
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Richard Brodhead represented Pennsylvania in both the US House and Senate.
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Richard Brodhead was the father of US Representative Jefferson Davis Brodhead, who represented Pennsylvania.
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Richard Brodhead was born in Lehman Township, Pennsylvania, the son of Hannah and Richard Brodhead, Sr.
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Richard Brodhead studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in Easton.
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Richard Brodhead was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1837 to 1839.
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Richard Brodhead was appointed treasurer of Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 1841.
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Richard Brodhead's wife was Mary Jane Davis Bradford, a niece of Jefferson Davis of Mississippi.
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Richard Brodhead served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions during the Twenty-ninth Congress.
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Richard Brodhead was not a candidate for renomination in 1848.
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Richard Brodhead was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate.
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Richard Brodhead served as chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Claims during the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses.
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Richard Brodhead was the most recent resident of the Lehigh Valley area to serve as United States Senator from Pennsylvania until the election of Pat Toomey in 2010.