Myer Strouse

Myer Strouse ( born December 16, 1825 Oberstreu, Bavaria, † February 11, 1878 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1863 and 1867 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1832 Myer Strouse came with his father from his native Bavaria to Pottsville, Pennsylvania, where he attended private schools. Between 1848 and 1852 he published the newspaper North American Farmer in Philadelphia. After studying law and his 1855 was admitted to the bar he began in Pottsville to work in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1862 was the tenth choice Strouse District of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Republican John Weinland Killinger on March 4, 1863. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1867 two legislative sessions. These were minted until 1865 by the events of the Civil War. Since 1865 the work of the Congress of the tensions between the Republicans and President Andrew Johnson was charged, which culminated in a narrowly failed impeachment.

In 1866, Strouse gave up another Congress candidate. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He represented, among others, the secret society Molly Maguires. He died on February 11, 1878 in Pottsville.