Biography

03/09/1791 - 05/30/1850


KERK (KECK), Charles Henry, a Representative from Philadelphia City; born, March 9, 1791 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; merchant; elected, elections inspector, Philadelphia (1827-1829); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1830-1831 and 1831-1832 terms; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (1832); appointed, chief clerk, United States Postal Service, Philadelphia (1833): unsuccessful campaign, register of wills, Philadelphia (1842, 1845); unsuccessful campaign, common council, Philadelphia (1846, 1848); died, May 30, 1850 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.


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