Charles Tracey

Charles Tracey (born May 27, 1847 in Albany , New York , † March 24, 1905 in Watkins Glen , New York) was an American politician . Between 1887 and 1895 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Tracey was born in Albany during the Mexican-American War . He graduated from The Albany Academy in 1866 . Between 1867 and 1870 he served in Papal Zouaves in Rome . He was named aide-de-camp of Governor Samuel J. Tilden on January 1, 1877 . Governor Grover Cleveland appointed him head of the House of Refuge in Hudson and was confirmed in office by Governor David B. Hill in 1886. Tracey went about making alcohol. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

He was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in a by-election for the 50th Congress in the 19th  electoral district of New York in 1887 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Nicholas T. Kane . In the following congressional elections in 1888 for the 51st Congress , he was elected to the US House of Representatives. He was re-elected once. Then he ran in the 20th constituency of New York for the 52nd Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded John Sanford on March 4, 1893 . When he ran for re-election in 1894 , he suffered a defeat and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1895 .

After serving in Congress, he resumed business in Albany and Rochester . He died on March 24, 1905 in Watkins Glen, Schuyler County and was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery in Albany.

Web links

• Charles Tracey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Tracey in the database of Find a Grave (English)