Joseph S. Ammerman

Joseph S. Ammerman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 23rd district
In office
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979
Preceded byAlbert Johnson
Succeeded byBill Clinger
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 34th district
In office
January 5, 1971 – January 4, 1977[1]
Preceded byDaniel Bailey
Succeeded byDoyle Corman
United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
1961–1963
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byHubert Irving Teitelbaum
Succeeded byGustave Diamond
Personal details
Born
Joseph Scofield Ammerman

(1924-07-14)July 14, 1924
Curwensville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 14, 1993(1993-10-14) (aged 69)
Curwensville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationDickinson College
Penn State Dickinson Law (JD)

Joseph Scofield Ammerman (July 14, 1924 – October 14, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician who served as 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 to 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

  1. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1977-1978" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Former Judge Joins Peers on Walls of Clearfield County Courthouse". GantNews. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 34th District
1971–1977 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 		Succeeded by