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- Biography of George A. Achenbach
George A. Achenbach, Representative from Clinton county, is a gentleman of influence on the Democratic side of the House. He was born in Columbia county, October 22, 1815, before the birth of the common school system, consequently was educated at the subscription schools in vogue in his early days. At the age of twelve or thirteen he found himself a clerk in a store, and in 1836 moved to Sugar Valley, then Center, but now Clinton county, and was engaged to manage the mercantile interests of a furnace company. In 1860 he was elected to the Legislature from Clinton and Lycoming counties, and he served his people with such integrity and profound intelligence that they sent him as their delegate to the Constitutional convention in 1873, where he faithfully served them on the two important committees of legislature and industrial interests and labor. He never assumed to be anything but a plain and unassuming man, and his compeers always know where to find him ? at the post of duty. He is emphatically a business legislator, and no honorable gentleman attends more regularly to his legislative duties.
In personal appearance Mr. Achenbach is about the medium, and rather stoutly built, yet with nothing resembling corpulency. He has a large head, gray hair, face cleanly shaven, and an expression of countenance indicating great good nature. Socially he is every inch a man, and although he takes no talking part, he is morally and mentally a match for the mightiest in voting for measures of substantial reform.
Death of Hon. Geo. A. Achenbach
It becomes our painful duty today to announce the death of Hon. Geo. A. Achenbach of Logansville, which sad event occurred Wednesday night at half past 7 o?clock. Mr. Achenbach was born October 22, 1815, and dying November 17, 1886, was consequently 70 years, 1 month and 25 days old. The deceased was one of the best known and most respected citizens of Clinton county and his death will be widely lamented. He had been in bad health for a long time, his disease being more a general breaking down of the system than any one thing in particular. He had lived in retirement at his pleasant home in Logansville for many years, and had so withdrawn himself from public life that he had been practically forgotten by his former political friends and associates. Personally, however, George A. Achenbach was always affectionately remembered and warmly greeted by all.
Mr. Achenbach represented Clinton county in the State Legislature at Harrisburg in 1875. He previously had been a member of the constitutional convention and his name was always the first one called on the roll. It was said of him that the Democratic members of that body always waited to see how Achenbach voted and then they followed suit as he was always right. He was not a speechmaker, but a well informed and level-headed man, and his judgment and ability were highly respected, even by such men as Judge Jeremiah Black, Gov. A. G. Curtain and other distinguished members of that convention. In the years of 1867 and 1868 Mr. Achenbach was the revenue assessor for this district.
He was an active and ardent Democrat during the political period of his life, and his influence was perhaps greater than that of many others in that county. He was bold and outspoken, frank and earnest in everything he did, and no man was ever more beloved and esteemed by the people generally.
The funeral of the late Hon. G. A. Achenbach at Logansville on Saturday, November 20, 1886, was attended by a large number of relatives and friends from this and adjoining counties. Religious services over the remains were conducted in the Reformed and Lutheran church by Rev. J. H. Miller, and assisted by Rev. R. C. Goodland-all of which were very solemn and touching. The interment was made in the cemetery by the church, and as the body was lowered into its resting place the universal sentiment was that one of the best men had been hidden from sight forever. He was missed by the poor as he always had a kind word for them. The following named neighbors acted as pallbearers: Jacob Kiester, John Weaver, Samuel Wohlford, Samuel Stamm, John Morris and D. M. Morris. [1]
https://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/trees/480453/I52/-/individual [3]- Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1860
Clinton, Lycoming Counties - Achenbach, George A. Dem
From Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph (Harrisburg), 26 October 1859
Pdf at http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/84H.pdf
Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1875
Clinton County - Achenbach, George A. Dem
Pdf at http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/99H.pdf
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