Elbridge G. Lapham

Elbridge G. Lapham

Elbridge Gerry Lapham (born  October 18, 1814 in Farmington , Ontario County , New York ; †  January 8, 1890 in Canandaigua , New York) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of New York in both chambers of the US -Congress represented.

Life

After attending public schools as well as a private school in Canandaigua, Elbridge Lapham first studied civil engineering , then law . He was inducted into the Bar in 1844 and began practicing in Canandaigua. He held his first political mandate in 1867 as a delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention.

In 1874, Lapham was elected to the United States House of Representatives as representative of the 27th  Congressional Constituency of New York . After being confirmed by voters several times, he was a member of the Chamber of Parliament between March 4, 1875 and July 29, 1881. During this time he played a leading role in the impeachment proceedings against War Minister William W. Belknap . He resigned his mandate to move to the Senate within Congress . There he followed after his victory in the by-election of the resigned Roscoe Conkling .

Lapham ended Conklings' current term until March 3, 1885; he did not apply for re-election. In the Senate he was, among other things, chairman of the Committee on Fish and Fisheries . As a result, he worked again as a lawyer in Canandaigua, where he died on January 8, 1890.

Web links

• Elbridge G. Lapham in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Elbridge G. Lapham in the database of Find a Grave (English)