district succeeded death_date birth_place party term_end preceded birth_date term_start article_title state name
6th henry . a. p. muhlenberg , joseph fry , jr. 30 may 1858 lancaster county , pennsylvania democrat march 3 , 1829 daniel udree , henry wilson 11 april 1777 march 4 , 1825 william addams
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william addams

william addams -lrb- april 11 , 1777 -- may 30 , 1858 -rrb- was a pennsylvania state representative and united states congressman .
he was born in lancaster county , pennsylvania in 1777 .
he moved to berks county , pennsylvania near reading , and served as auditor there in 1813 and 1814 .
he then served on the berks county commission from 1814 through 1817 .
in 1822 , he was elected to the pennsylvania house of representatives , serving in that body through 1824 .
in 1825 , he won election to the united states congress as a democrat , where he served through 1829 .
upon leaving the congress , he served on the commission for the deaf and blind institution for the states of new york and ohio .
he also served as an associate judge of berks county from 1839 through 1842 , and as a captain in the reading city troop .
outside of government , he worked pursuing farm interests .
he died in spring township , pennsylvania , in 1858 , and is buried in st. john 's church cemetery , in sinking spring , pennsylvania .
