James D. Strawbridge

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(April 7, 1824 — July 19, 1890) James Dale Strawbridge was a medical doctor and politician. Strawbridge was born in Liberty Township, Pennsylvania in 1824. He graduated from Princeton College in 1844 and later graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1847. Strawbridge practiced medicine in Danville until the outbreak of the Civil War when he served as a brigade surgeon. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. After serving in Congress, Strawbridge continued practicing medicine until his death in 1890. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001001]

Member of Pennsylvania Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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