Biography

1779 - 03/29/1829


LEHMAN, William, a Representative from Philadelphia City; born, 1779 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; druggist; elected, common council, Philadelphia (1814-1816); elected as a Federalist to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1817-1818 term; reelected to the House for 9 more consecutive terms; reelected to the House as a Democrat for the 1828-1829 term; died while in office, March 29, 1829 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; interred, Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.


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