Pike, Austin F. (Austin Franklin), 1819-1886

found: In the Senate of the United States, 1886?:p. 1 (Mr. Pike, from the Committee on Claims)

found: Members of Cong. since 1789, 1977(Pike, Austin Franklin, R. N.H., Oct. 16, 1819-Oct. 8, 1886; House 1873-75; Senate 1883-Oct. 8, 1886)

found: Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, January 15, 2016(Pike, Austin Franklin, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Hebron, N.H., October 16, 1819; pursued an academic course; studied law; admitted to the bar of Merrimack County in 1845; member, State house of representatives 1850-1852, 1865-1866, and served as speaker during the last two years; member, State senate 1857-1858, serving as president the last year; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1883, until his death; chairman, Committee on Claims (Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses); died in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., October 8, 1886; interment in Franklin Cemetery)