Jacob Erdman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Hutchinson Jenks |
| Succeeded by | John Westbrook Hornbeck |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1834-1836 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1801 Coopersburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 20, 1867 (aged 66) Coopersburg, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
Jacob Erdman (February 22, 1801 – July 20, 1867) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Jacob Erdman (grandfather of Constantine Jacob Erdman) was born in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1834 to 1836.
Erdman was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846. He was elected associate judge of Lehigh County Court on November 9, 1866 and served until his death in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, He is interred in Blue Church Cemetery near Coopersburg.
