Albert Gallup

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Albert Gallup (born January 30, 1796 in East Berne , New York , † November 5, 1851 in Providence , Rhode Island ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1837 and 1839 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Albert Gallup was born in East Berne just before the end of the 18th century. He received a modest education. Gallup was studying law . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in Albany . Between 1831 and 1834 he was sheriff in Albany County . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1836 for the 25th Congress he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth electoral district of New York , where he succeeded Gerrit Y. Lansing on March 4, 1837 . In 1838 he suffered a defeat in his re-election and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1839 .

President James K. Polk named him Albany Collector of Customs . Gallup died in Providence on November 5, 1851 and was then buried in Swan Point Cemetery .

family

He married on April 26, 1818 Eunice Smith (1799–1872), daughter of Priscilla Mitchell (1780–1866) and Amos Denison Smith (1778–1826). The couple had seven children together:

  • Caroline Gallup (born August 5, 1821 in Albany, New York, † November 17, 1914 in New York City )
  • Albert Smith Gallup (born September 20, 1823 in Albany, New York, † March 21, 1906)
  • Priscilla Gallup (born June 21, 1828 in Albany, New York)
  • Lucy Gallup (born May 11, 1832 in Albany, New York)
  • Edwin Chesebrough Gallup (born March 21, 1835 in Albany, New York - † May 11, 1883)
  • Eunice Ida Gallup (born April 14, 1840 in Albany, New York, † September 18, 1898)
  • Francis William Gallup (born July 15, 1841 in Albany, New York - † September 17, 1842)

literature

Web links

  • Albert Gallup in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eunice Smith on the Find A Grive website
  2. ^ "Obituary 3 - Caroline Gallup Reed," The New York Times, Nov. 18, 1914
  3. ↑ Albert Smith Gallup on the Find A Grive website
  4. ↑ Edwin Chesebrough Gallup on the Find A Grive website
  5. ↑ Eunice Ida Gallup Rhoades on the Find A Grive website
  6. ^ Francis William Gallup on the Find A Grive website
personal data
SURNAME Gallup, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH East Berne , New York
DATE OF DEATH November 5, 1851
Place of death Providence , Rhode Island