David Rumsey

David Rumsey (born December 25, 1810 in Salem , Washington County , New York , † March 12, 1883 in Bath , New York) was an American lawyer, judge and politician.

Career

David Rumsey attended school in Auburn and then Hobart College in Geneva . He then studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1831 and then began practicing in Bath. Between 1840 and 1844 he worked as a guardianship and probate judge ( surrogate ). He also held many local offices.

Rumsey was elected as Whig in the 30th and 31st Congresses , where he served between March 4, 1847 and March 3, 1851. After the American Civil War , he served as a delegate to the New York Constituent Assembly in 1867 . In addition, he was a member of the commission that put the amendment to the New York Constitution in 1872. Rumsey was appointed associate justice at the New York Supreme Court in 1873 to fill an existing vacancy . In the autumn of the following year he was elected to the same office.

His home, better known as the Campbell-Rumsey House , was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Individual notes

^ NEW YORK - Steuben County . National Register of Historic Places. Accessed March 13, 2009.

Web links

David Rumsey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Rumsey, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer, judge, and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 25, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH	Salem , New York
DATE OF DEATH	March 12, 1883
Place of death	Bath , New York

[1] NEW YORK - Steuben County . National Register of Historic Places. Accessed March 13, 2009.