| Joseph S. Ammerman | |||
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives | In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 | ||
| Preceded by | Albert Johnson | ||
| Succeeded by | Bill Clinger | ||
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 34th district | |||
In office January 5, 1971 – January 4, 1977[1] | |||
| Preceded by | Daniel Bailey | ||
| Succeeded by | Doyle Corman | ||
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |||
In office 1961–1963 | |||
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy | ||
| Preceded by | Hubert Irving Teitelbaum | ||
| Succeeded by | Gustave Diamond | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | July 14, 1924 Curwensville, Pennsylvania | ||
| Died | October 14, 1993 (aged 69) Curwensville, Pennsylvania | ||
| Political party | Democratic | ||
Joseph Scofield Ammerman (July 14, 1924 – October 14, 1993) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for one term from 1977 to 1979.
Early life[]
Joseph Ammerman was born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania.[2] He served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946.[2] He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1948 and received his J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law in 1950.[2]
Career[]
He was a delegate to Democratic National Convention in 1952.[2] In 1953, he was elected to the position of district attorney of Clearfield County.[2] He was the United States attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1961–1963, and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1970 to 1977.[2]
In 1976, he was elected as a Democrat to the 95th Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978.[2]
After his term in the House, he served as judge, court of common pleas in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania from 1986 to 1993.[2]
Death and legacy[]
Ammerman died on October 14, 1993.[2] In 2009, a portrait of Ammerman was hung in the portrait gallery of the Clearfield County Courthouse.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1977-1978". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/161S.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Former Judge Joins Peers on Walls of Clearfield County Courthouse" (in en-US). 19 July 2009. https://gantdaily.com/2009/07/19/former-judge-joins-peers-on-walls-of-clearfield-county-courthouse/.
External links[]
- Joseph S. Ammerman at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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