Myer Strouse
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American politician
Myer Strouse (December 16, 1825 – February 11, 1878) was a
U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Biography
Oberstrau, Kingdom of Bavaria to a Jewish family.[1] He immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his father, who settled in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He attended private schools and edited the North American Farmer in Philadelphia
from 1848 to 1852. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in Pottsville.
Strouse was elected as a Democrat to the
1866. He resumed the practice of law, and was attorney and solicitor for the "Molly Maguires
," a secret organization in the mining regions of Pennsylvania, in 1876 and 1877. He died in Pottsville in 1878, and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
See also
Sources
- ISBN 9780810857315.
- United States Congress. "Myer Strouse (id: S001026)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1863 - 1867 |
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