Daniel Myers Van Auken, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Daniel Myers Van Auken

American congressman for Pennsylvania

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1826

Date of Death: 07-Nov-1908

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Daniel Myers 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.

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