Richard Jacobs Haldeman

Richard Jacobs Haldeman ( born May 19, 1831 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, † October 1, 1886 ) was an American politician. Between 1869 and 1873 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Richard Haldeman enjoyed a good education and then attended the Yale College until 1851. He continued his education at the University of Heidelberg and the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin. In 1853, he worked as a diplomat at the American embassy in Paris. Later, he held similar positions at the embassies in Saint Petersburg and Vienna. After his return to Harrisburg he was there until 1860 two newspapers out. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party. In 1860, he participated as a delegate to two Democratic National Convention in Charleston and Baltimore.

In the congressional elections of 1868 Haldeman 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 Adam John Glos burner on March 4, 1869. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1873 two legislative sessions. In 1872 he gave up another candidacy.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, Richard Haldeman withdrew into retirement. He died on October 1, 1886 in his native Harrisburg, where he was also buried.