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{{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Daniel Udree | honorific_suffix = | image = DanielUdree.jpg | caption = | alt = | state = Pennsylvania | district = {{ushr|PA|7|7th}} | term_start = October 12, 1813 | term_end = March 3, 1815 | predecessor = John M. Hyneman | successor = Joseph Hiester | term_start3 = December 26, 1820 | term_end3 = March 3, 1821 | predecessor3 = Joseph Hiester | successor3 = Ludwig Worman | term_start4 = December 10, 1822 | term_end4 = March 3, 1825 | predecessor4 = Ludwig Worman | successor4 = Henry Wilson<br/> William Addams | office5 = Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate | term5 = 1808–1812 | office6 = Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | term6 = 1799-1805 | birth_date = August 5, 1751 | death_date = {{death date and age|1828|7|15|1751|8|5}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | death_place = Reading, Pennsylvania |party = Democratic-Republican Party }} '''Daniel Udree''' (August 5, 1751 – July 15, 1828) was a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.<ref>"[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/U000003 Udree, Daniel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121002937/https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/U000003 |date=2022-11-21 }}" (U000003), in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online March 4, 2023.</ref><ref>"[https://www.library.pasen.gov/people/member-biography?ID=5640&body=S Daniel Udree] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307200130/https://www.library.pasen.gov/people/member-biography?ID=5640&body=S |date=2023-03-07 }}," in ''Senate Historical Biographies''. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Library of the Senate of Pennsylvania, retrieved online March 4, 2023.</ref>
==Biography== Born on August 5, 1751, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Udree was raised in comfortable surroundings by his prosperous uncle, Jacob Winey, and was educated in the public schools of his community. As a young adult, he relocated to Berks County, Pennsylvania, where he became an iron merchant.<ref>"Udree, Daniel," in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''.</ref><ref>"Daniel Udree," in ''Senate Historical Biographies''.</ref>
Udree served in the American Revolution as a colonel. A participant in the Battle of Brandywine, his horse was shot from underneath him. He subsequently served as a major general in the War of 1812.<ref>"Daniel Udree," in ''Senate Historical Biographies''.</ref>
He was elected to the 13th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John M. Hyneman, and served from October 12, 1813, to March 3, 1815. He was unsuccessful in his reelection bid in 1814.<ref>"Udree, Daniel," in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''.</ref><ref>"Daniel Udree," in ''Senate Historical Biographies''.</ref>
He was then elected to the 16th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph Hiester, and served from December 26, 1820, to March 3, 1821. In 1822, he won election to the 18th Congress, which would begin on March 4, 1823.<ref>"Udree, Daniel," in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''.</ref><ref>"Daniel Udree," in ''Senate Historical Biographies''.</ref>
After the death of Representative Ludwig Worman on October 17, 1822, he won the special election for the seat for the remainder of the 17th Congress and was seated on December 10, 1822, serving until March 3, 1825.<ref>"Udree, Daniel," in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''.</ref><ref>"Daniel Udree," in ''Senate Historical Biographies''.</ref>
After his legislative career ended, he returned to work as a merchant.<ref>"Udree, Daniel," in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''.</ref><ref>"Daniel Udree," in ''Senate Historical Biographies''.</ref>
==Death and interment== He died in Reading, Pennsylvania, on July 15, 1828, and was interred at the Oley Cemetery in Oley, Pennsylvania.<ref>"Udree, Daniel," in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''.</ref><ref>"Daniel Udree," in ''Senate Historical Biographies''.</ref>
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