Biography

11/02/1800 - 06/13/1871

KRAUSE, David, a Representative from Dauphin County; born, November 2, 1800 in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pa.; studied law under Hon. Jonathan Walker; private, Company I, 43^rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (1863, Civil War); attorney (1825-1871); editor and publisher, Pennsylvania Intelligencer (1825-1826); appointed, deputy prosecuting attorney, Dauphin County (1826-1835); elected as an Anti-Mason to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1835-1836 term; editor, Slate Journal (1839); appointed, president judge, 7^th Judicial District (Bucks and Montgomery Counties) (1845-1851); trustee, Marshall College (now Franklin and Marshall College) (1849); unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress (1862); died, June 13, 1871 in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; interred, Montgomery Cemetery, West Norriton Township, Mongomery County, Pennsylvania.