Biography

04/04/1777 - 05/05/1838

Lehigh and Northampton Counties (1812-1813), Northampton, Pike and Wayne Counties (1828-1829)

HORN, Abraham, Jr., a Representative from Northampton, Pike and Wayne Counties; born, April 4, 1777, Pennsylvania; captain, First Company, First Rifle Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia (1814, War of 1812); carpenter; elected as a Democratic Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1812-1813 term; unsuccessful campaign, commissioner, Northampton County (1814); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1828-1829 term; postmaster, United States Postal Service, Easton (1829-1838); died, May 5, 1838 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; interred, Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.