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HON. EDWARD H. LAUBACH was born Sept. 1, 1852 at Laubach's, now Northampton, and was baptized in infancy by the Rev. Cyrus Becker, and was confirmed as a member of the Reformed Church. He received his early training in the public schools, the Allentown Military Academy, Cooperstown Seminary, and Franklin and Marshall College. After spending one and a half years at the latter institution, he returned home to manage his father's estate, which consisted of grist mill, general store, coal, and lumber yard, post office and considerable real estate. Though young in years he was very successful in its management and was assisted by his brother, Peter J. He taught public school for a short time, was station agent at Laubach's, later changed to Stemton, and now Northampton, superintendent of the Dry run Sunday school, which for a time met in the depot. At the age of 22, he was elected school director. This was the only public office he served until in 1890 when he was elected state senator, he was re-elected in 1894, and served until the close of the session of 1897, when, his seat having been contested, he was removed. Soon after reaching majority he was elected county committeeman of the Democratic party, which position he occupied for many years. He was frequently chosen delegate to county and state conventions and for four terms served as county chairman. His long service in politics, his wide experience, and sound judgment and diplomacy, made him an almost ideal legislator. After his senatorial career he devoted himself entirely to business being associated with his brothers in the Laubach Co., of which he is the secretary. In 1876 he was married to Elisabeth Stewart a daughter of James Stewart of Catasauqua. She died Feb. 7, 1885. This union was blessed with three children: Samuel T., a graduate of Lehigh University, and is employed as a mechanical engineer, at Johnstown, Pa. He is married to a Mayme Wolf, of Lewisburg. They have one son, Edward. Mabel, a graduate of the Allentown College for Women, is married to Edward C. Nagel, a member of the Northampton county bar, and is the mother of three children: Elisabeth, Louise, and James. James Howard, a graduate of the Lehigh University and West Point Military Academy is a lieutenant in the US Army, and is stationed at Galveston, Texas. He is married to Edith Purcell, and has one son.