Cyrus D. Prescott

Cyrus D. Prescott

Cyrus Dan Prescott (born August 15, 1836 in New Hartford , New York , † October 23, 1902 in Rome , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1879 and 1883 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Cyrus Dan Prescott had an academic career. He graduated from Utica Free Academy . Then he studied in Utica and Rome Jura . After receiving his license to practice law in 1859, he began practicing in Rome in 1860. The following years were overshadowed by the civil war. In 1867 he moved to New York City , where he worked as a financial clerk in a wholesale company. He then returned to Rome in 1868 and resumed his practice as a lawyer. Between 1874 and 1876 he was a member of the Board of Aldermen of Rome. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1878 . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the 1878 congressional election for the 46th Congress , Prescott was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of New York , where he succeeded William J. Bacon on March 4, 1879 . He was re-elected once. Since he on a run again in 1882 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1883 Congress of.

After his time at Congress he resumed his practice as a lawyer in Rome. He was also attorney for the New York Central Railroad Company for over 30 years . He died on October 23, 1902 in Rome and was then buried in Sauquoit Valley Cemetery near Clayville .

Web links

• Cyrus D. Prescott in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Cyrus D. Prescott in the database of Find a Grave (English)