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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaMyer STROUSE
(1825-1878)
STROUSE, Myer, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Oberstrau, Bavaria,
Germany, December 16, 1825; immigrated to the United States in 1832
with his father, who settled in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa.;
attended private schools; edited the North American Farmer in
Philadelphia 1848-1852; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1855 and commenced practice in Pottsville; elected as a Democrat to
the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1863-March
3, 1867); was not a candidate for renomination in 1866; resumed the
practice of law; was attorney and solicitor for the “Molly
Maguires,” a secret organization in the mining regions of
Pennsylvania, in 1876 and 1877; died in Pottsville, Pa., February
11, 1878; interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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