Isaac Acker (May 14, 1821 – July 14, 1906) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

, representing

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from 1858 to 1860.

Early life

Isaac Acker was born on May 14, 1821, to Peter Acker.

Career

A merchant and farmer, Acker was a Whig and Republican. He was elected as a Republican and served as a member of the

, representing

from 1858 to 1860. He was postmaster of Warren Tavern (later Malvern). and later served as postmaster of Atglen from 1889 to 1893. Acker was a member of the board of directors of Norristown Insane Asylum.

Personal life

Acker's cousin John Acker served in the Pennsylvania House. Acker died on July 14, 1906, in

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. He was interred at Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Malvern.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Acker, Isaac 1821 births 1906 deaths Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Farmers from Pennsylvania Pennsylvania postmasters 19th-century American farmers 19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly