Biography

08/19/1778 - 07/17/1858

Benjamin Schneider Reiff (D3) Montgomery County 1827-1828 (National Republican3) Montgomery County 1828-1831

Early Life:

Benjamin Schneider Reiff, born August 19, 1778; son of Jacob and Catherine Snyder Reiff; married, Anna Nancy Groll Reiff, children, John Croll Reiff, Jacob Croll Reiff, Michael Reiff, William Reiff, Charles Croll Reiff, Sophia Reiff, Sarah Croll Reiff Allebach, Elizabeth Reiff; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1811-1815; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1827-1828; elected, National Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1828-1831; died, July 17, 1858 (aged 79), interment, Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Kulpsville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1811-1815.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 3rd district, Montgomery County, 1827-1828. 

Elected, National Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 3rd district, Montgomery County, 1828-1831. 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Not currently available.

Legacy:

Married, December 31, 1797, Falckner Swamp Reformed Congregation, Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania.

Cited: 

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

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

Benjamin Reiff (1778-1858) - Find a Grave Memorial