He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of John Jacob Bucher (1764–1827) and Susanna Margaret Horter (1774–1838). His father represented Dauphin county in the Pennsylvania Legislature, sitting at Lancaster, nine successive terms from 1803, and was later appointed by Governor Findlay an associate judge for the county of Dauphin.[2]
He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Harrisburg. He served as clerk of the land department of Pennsylvania in 1813. He was a member of the borough council of Harrisburg and a member of the board of school directors.[1]
john, conrad, bucher, december, 1792, october, 1851, jacksonian, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, districtin, office, march, 1831, march, 1833preceded, byinnis, greensucceeded, byrobert, ra. John Conrad Bucher December 28 1792 October 15 1851 was a Jacksonian member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 1 John Conrad BucherMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 6th districtIn office March 4 1831 March 3 1833Preceded byInnis GreenSucceeded byRobert RamseyPersonal detailsBorn 1792 12 28 December 28 1792Harrisburg PennsylvaniaDiedOctober 15 1851 1851 10 15 aged 58 Political partyJacksonian He was born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania the son of John Jacob Bucher 1764 1827 and Susanna Margaret Horter 1774 1838 His father represented Dauphin county in the Pennsylvania Legislature sitting at Lancaster nine successive terms from 1803 and was later appointed by Governor Findlay an associate judge for the county of Dauphin 2 He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Harrisburg He served as clerk of the land department of Pennsylvania in 1813 He was a member of the borough council of Harrisburg and a member of the board of school directors 1 Bucher was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty second Congress He served as a trustee of Harrisburg Academy Franklin College in Lancaster Pennsylvania and Marshall College in Mercersburg Pennsylvania He became an associate judge of Dauphin County Pennsylvania by appointment of Governor David R Porter from 1839 until his death in Harrisburg in 1851 He was buried at Harrisburg Cemetery of which he was one of the founders 1 2 In 1820 he married Ellen Isett 1797 1881 They had five children Maria Elizabeth John Conrad Susan Ellen and Eliza Isett 2 Sources edit a b c United States Congress John Conrad Bucher id B001010 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress a b c Egle William Henry 1896 Pennsylvania genealogies chiefly Scotch Irish and German Harrisburg Publishing Company pp 124 126 External links editJohn Conrad Bucher at Find a Grave Family History of John Conrad Bucher on SearchTrees com The Political Graveyard U S House of Representatives Preceded byInnis Green Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 6th congressional district1831 1833 Succeeded byRobert Ramsey nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a state judge in Pennsylvania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Conrad Bucher amp oldid 1191201560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
