David Petrikin

David Petrikin ( born December 1, 1788 in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, † March 1, 1847 in Catawissa, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1837 and 1841 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

David Petrikin attended the public schools of his home. After a subsequent medical studies and his medical license, he began to work in Danville in this profession. During the British -American War, he served in a unit from Pennsylvania in the medical service. After the war he practiced again in Danville as a doctor. There he built and also launched a wool factory. In 1821 he was elected Prothonotary in Columbia County. Politically, he was a member of the founded by Andrew Jackson in 1828 Democratic Party. He was a deputy in interim House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Between 1834 and 1837 he served as postmaster in Danville.

In the congressional elections of 1836 Petrikin was in the 15th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Andrew Beaumont on March 4, 1837. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1841 two legislative sessions. Since 1839 he was chairman of the Committee on public properties. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives David Petrikin is no longer politically have appeared. He died on 1 March 1847 in Catawissa and was buried in Danville.