Biography

02/13/1762 - 10/31/1820

Melchior Muhlenberg Rahm (Democratic-Republican4) Berks and Dauphin Counties 1806-1808 (Democratic-Republican6) Dauphin County 1808-1814

Early Life:

Melchior Muhlenberg Rahm, born February 13, 1762, Middletown, Dauphin County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; son of Conrad and Maria Weiser Rahm; veteran, Revolution, 2nd Lieutenant, 1777, 6th Battalion, Lancaster County Militia; Quartermaster, War of 1812; sheriff of Dauphin County, 1804; proprietor, Franklin House, Walnut Street, Harrisburg; Landlord of the Pennsylvania Inn; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1806-1814; elected, Auditor, Dauphin County, 1815; unsuccessful campaign, Sheriff, Dauphin County, 1815; unsuccessful campaign, Commissioner, Dauphin County, 1820; married, Sarah Knapp, children, Jacob Rahm, Mary Ann Rahm, Martin Rahm Ram; died, October 31, 1820, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Burial location unknown.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, Berks and Dauphin Counties, 1806-1808; Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 6th district, Dauphin County, 1808-1814; defeated reelection, John Forster.

Elected, Auditor, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1815.

Unsuccessful campaign, Sheriff, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1815.

Unsuccessful campaign, Commissioner, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1820.

Legacy:

Brother-in-law, (sister Rebecca married) Christian Henry Orth, Pennsylvania State Senate, Berks and Dauphin Counties, 1801-1802. 

Christian Henry Orth  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov) 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. 

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)