Andrew Tracy

Andrew Tracy

Andrew Tracy (born December 15, 1797 in Hartford , Vermont , † October 28, 1868 in Woodstock , Vermont) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the second constituency of the state of Vermont in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Andrew Tracy visited the Royalton Academy and the Randolph Academy and then studied for two years at Dartmouth College in Hanover ( New Hampshire ). He then worked as a teacher himself. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1826, he began practicing in Quechee , Windsor County . In 1838 he moved his residence and practice to Woodstock.

Tracy became a member of the Whig Party . From 1833 to 1837 he was an MP in the Vermont House of Representatives . In 1839 he was elected to the State Senate; In 1840 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives. Instead, he was again a member of Parliament and even President of the House of Representatives from Vermont from 1843 to 1845.

In 1852 Tracy was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the second district of Vermont , where he succeeded William Hebard on March 4, 1853 . In 1854 he refused to run again. This meant that he could only remain in Congress for one term until March 3, 1855 . After his tenure in the House of Representatives, Tracy returned to practice as a lawyer. He did not hold any other higher political offices until his death in 1868.

Web links

• Andrew Tracy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Andrew Tracy in the database of Find a Grave (English)