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CIVIL WAR REC CONGRESSMAN MILFORD PA DIST ATTORNEY VAN AUKEN AUTOGRAPH SIGNED VF

$ 5.27

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  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Condition: VF
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
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  • Theme: Militaria
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    Description

    DANIEL MYERS VAN AUKEN
    (1826 - 1908)
    US
    CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION ERA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONGRESSMAN FROM MILFORD, P
    ENNSYLVANIA 1867-1871,
    PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF PIKE COUNTY 1855-1859,
    DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF PIKE COUNTY 1893-1896 and 1899-1903,
    &
    PROMINENT LAWYER PRACTICING IN MILFORD, PA.
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    HERE’S VAN AUKEN’S UNCOMMON SIGNATURE REMOVED FROM A 19
    th
    CENTURY AUTOGRAPH ALBUM, and SIGNED:
    “D. M. VanAuken
    Milord Pa.”
    The document measures 7” x 3” and is in
    Very Fine+
    C
    ondition.
    A
    RARE
    & FINE Addition to your 19
    th
    Century Pennsylcania Political History Autograph, Manuscript & Ephemera Collection!
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    BIOGRAPHY OF THE HONORABLE
    DANIEL M. VAN AUKEN
    Daniel Myers Van Auken
    (January 15, 1826 – November 7, 1908) was a
    Democratic
    member of the
    U.S. House of Representatives
    from
    Pennsylvania
    .
    Daniel M. Van Auken was born in
    Montague Township, New Jersey
    . He attended the common schools and
    Deckertown Academy
    . He graduated from
    Union College
    in
    Schenectady, New York
    , in 1852. He studied law, was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1855 and commenced the practice of law in
    Milford, Pennsylvania
    . He served as prosecuting attorney of
    Pike County, Pennsylvania
    , from 1855 to 1859.
    Van Auken was elected as a Democrat to the
    Fortieth
    and
    Forty-first
    Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in
    1870
    . He resumed the practice of law in Milford and served as district attorney of Pike County from 1893 to 1896 and 1899 to 1903. He continued the practice of law until his death in Milford in 1908. Interment in Milford Cemetery.
    I am a proud member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC), The Ephemera Society of America, the Manuscript Society and the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). I subscribe to each organizations' code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed. ~Providing quality service and historical memorabilia online for over 20 years.~
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