Joseph S. Ammerman

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Joseph S. Ammerman
Hubert Irving Teitelbaum
Succeeded byGustave Diamond
Personal details
Born
Joseph Scofield Ammerman

(1924-07-14)July 14, 1924
Curwensville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 14, 1993(1993-10-14) (aged 69)
Curwensville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationDickinson College
Penn State Dickinson Law (JD)

Joseph Scofield Ammerman (July 14, 1924 – October 14, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a

U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
for one term from 1977 to 1979.

Early life

Joseph Ammerman was born in

Career

He was a delegate to Democratic National Convention in 1952.[2] In 1953, he was elected to the position of district attorney of Clearfield County.[2] He was the United States attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1963, and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1970 to 1977.[2]

In 1976, he was elected as a Democrat to the

95th Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978.[2]

After his term in the House, he served as judge, court of common pleas in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania from 1986 to 1993.[2]

Death and legacy

Ammerman died on October 14, 1993.[2] In 2009, a portrait of Ammerman was hung in the portrait gallery of the Clearfield County Courthouse.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1977-1978" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Former Judge Joins Peers on Walls of Clearfield County Courthouse". GantNews. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

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Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by Member of the
Pennsylvania Senate for the 34th District

1971–1977
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district

January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979
Succeeded by
Bill Clinger