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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | William Godshalk |
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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October 25, 1817
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| Died | February 06, 1891
(73 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | GODSHALK, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in East Nottingham, Chester County, Pa., October 25, 1817; moved with his parents to Bucks County in 1818; attended the common schools and Union Academy, Doylestown, Pa.; learned the miller’s trade and in 1847 engaged in milling in Doylestown Township; served in the Union Army as a private in Company K, One Hundred and Fifty-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, from October 11, 1862, to July 23, 1863; unsuccessful candidate for election to the State senate in 1864; elected associate judge of Bucks County in October 1871 and served five years; elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1883); engaged in milling; died in New Britain, Bucks County, Pa., February 6, 1891; interment in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Doylestown, Pa.
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