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Benjamin Frick

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Benjamin Frick
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the Montgomery County district
In office
1853–1855
Personal details
Born(1796-04-26)April 26, 1796
Coventry, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 4, 1871(1871-10-04) (aged 75)
Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeOak Grove Cemetery
Parker Ford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Eleanor Davis
(m. 1815)
Children6
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman

Benjamin Frick (April 26, 1796 – October 4, 1871) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate, representing Montgomery County from 1853 to 1855.

Early life

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Benjamin Frick was born on April 26, 1796, in Coventry, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Catherine (née Grumbacher) and John Frick.[1]

Career

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Frick worked in the lumber business at Limerick Station on Schuylkill River. He was postmaster of Limerick Station for 20 years. He was secretary of the Perkiomen and Reading Turnpike Road Company from 1836 to 1871. He was director of Pottstown Bank and the Bank of Montgomery County in Norristown.[1] He was a business agent for the Reading Company until he resigned in 1869.[1][2] He owned several boats on the canal.[3]

Frick was a Whig. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate, representing Montgomery County from 1853 to 1855.[1]

Personal life

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Frick married Eleanor "Ellen" Davis in 1815. They had six children, David, Elizabeth, James, Mary, Catharine Sisler, Charles. His grandson Montgomery was a businessman in Chester County.[1][3]

Frick died on October 4, 1871, at his home in Berks County. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Parker Ford.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Benjamin Frick". Pennsylvania Senate Library. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Hon. Benjamin Frick". Reading Times. July 13, 1869. p. 1. Retrieved November 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ a b Wiley, Samuel T. (1893). Garner, Winfield Scott (ed.). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County. Gresham Publishing Company. pp. 246–247. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Hon. Benjamin Frick..." The Altoona Tribune. October 25, 1871. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon