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  Hostetler, Abraham J.
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NameAbraham J. Hostetler
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Bedford, Indiana , United States
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Born November 22, 1818
DiedNovember 24, 1899 (81 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Jan 16, 2015 02:27am
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InfoHOSTETLER, Abraham Jonathan (Abram), a Representative from Indiana; born in Washington County, Ind., November 22, 1818; attended the common schools; apprenticed to learn the blacksmith’s trade; later engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State senate 1854-1858; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1881); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress; engaged in mercantile pursuits; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880; died near Bedford, Ind., November 24, 1899; interment in the Leatherwood Church Cemetery, near Bedford, Ind.


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