Biography

03/08/1792 - 07/11/1862

First Lieutenant John Bouderman Foulkrod (D2) Philadelphia County 1844-1846

Early Life:

First Lieutenant John Bouderman Foulkrod, born March 8, 1792, Frankford Township, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; son of Jacob and Mary Bouderman Foulkod; first lieutenant, Thompson’s Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, War of 1812; married, Mahela F Lukkens, 1815, children, Levi Foulkrod, Jacob C. Foulkrod, Harriett Foulkrod, Mary C. Foulkrod, Jane L. Foulkrod, Sarah Foulkrod; member, Philadelphia’s Teacher’s Institute (the city’s first organized school board), elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1827-1828; delegate, Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention, 1838; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1844-1846; died, July 11, 1862; interment, North Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1827-1828. 

Delegate, Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention, 1838.

Elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2nd district, Philadelphia County, 1844-1846.

Legacy:

Son, Levi Foulkrod, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2nd district, Philadelphia County, died in office, 1854.

Levi Foulkrod  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Cited:

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

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

John Bouderman Foulkrod (1792-1862) - Find a Grave Memorial