George Nicholas Eckert

George N. Eckert
George N. Eckert
7th Director of the United States Mint
	In office; 1851–1853
Preceded by	Robert M. Patterson
Succeeded by	Thomas M. Pettit
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 14th district
	In office; March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	Alexander Ramsey
Succeeded by	Charles Wesley Pitman
Personal details
Born	July 4, 1802; Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania
Died	June 28, 1865 (aged 62); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party	Whig

George Nicholas Eckert (July 4, 1802 – June 28, 1865) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early life

George N. Eckert was born in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1824 and commenced practice in Reading, Pennsylvania. He was one of the organizers of Berks County Medical Society in 1824. He moved to Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and engaged in the coal and iron trade.

Eckert was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress. He was appointed Director of the United States Mint at Philadelphia by President Millard Fillmore and served from June 1851 to June 6, 1853. He died in Philadelphia in 1865. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Alexander Ramsey	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district 1847–1849	Succeeded by Charles W. Pitman
Government offices
Preceded by Robert M. Patterson	7th Director of the United States Mint 1851–1853	Succeeded by Thomas M. Pettit

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