Obituary: Benjamin Franklin Haus - First Clerk of Select Council, 
Reading, Berks Co., PA

HAUS, Benjamin Franklin 1831-1873
Reading Times & Dispatch - Issue No. 149
Reading, PA., Saturday Morning, September 27, 1873
Obituary: Benjamin Franklin Haus - 
First Clerk of Select Council, Reading, Berks Co., PA


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Following is a copy of news report now in the possession of Frank R. Haus, 
great, great grandson of Benjamin Franklin Haus

HAUS, Benjamin Franklin - 1831 to 1873


Reading Times and Dispatch- Issue No. 149
Reading, PA., Saturday Morning, September 27, 1873
DEATH OF B. F. HAUS, ESQ.-LOSS OF A VALUABLE CITY OFFICER

     Reading is called upon to mourn the death of an estimable citizen and a city 
officer whose place will be exceedingly hard to fill. It is with deepest regret that we 
announce this morning the death of B. F. Haus, Esq., the City Clerk, which took place 
yesterday afternoon, shortly after 3 o'clock, at his residence, No. 44 North Seventh 
street. One week ago yesterday Mr. Haus contracted a cold on the fair grounds, and this 
resulted in inflammation of the bowels. But few persons were aware of his dangerous 
sickness, and his death came like a shock upon his friends. 

Mr. Haus was a native of Lewisburg, Union county, and came to this city about the year
1847. He learned the printing business with Hon. J. Lawrence Getz in the Old Gazette 
office, and had charge of that paper during Mr. Getz' services as a member of the legislature in the winter of 1856. Subsequently he became connected with the Journal 
office, and had charge of that paper during the absence of its proprietors who were in 
the service of the State during the rebel invasion of 1863. He was a pleasing, graceful 
writer and a first class printer. He had been connected continuously with the City 
government for the past ten years, and had much to do with revising the present City 
Charter. In his position as Clerk of the Select Council, nearly the whole labor of 
preparing the ordinances and other papers of the city fell to his lot. He also 
was clerk of the different Council Committees and Secretary of the Board of Health, and 
the multifarious duties of these several positions he had at his fingers' ends. His 
pleasant manner and genial disposition made him popular with every one having business 
at the City Hall. He was a faithful and attentive official, and it was not an 
infrequent occurrence for him to be at his office until 11 and 12 o'clock at night in 
the discharge of the laborious duties of his position. 

The fact is, this had much to do with the breaking down of his strong constitution, and 
it can be truly said of him that he died with the harness on. He was also a prominent 
member of the Masonic Order and other organizations. Mr. Haus was about 42 years of 
age, and leaves a wife and six children, who have the sympathies of this entire 
community in their affliction. The time of the funeral has not yet been announced.