Francis E. Spinner

Francis E. Spinner

Francis Elias Spinner (born January 21, 1802 in German Flatts , Herkimer County , New York , †  December 31, 1890 in Jacksonville , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1855 and 1861 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . He also held the office of Treasurer of the United States from 1861 to 1875 .

Career

Francis Spinner attended public schools in his home country. At times he was also tutored by his father. Then he completed an apprenticeship in the confectionery business. From 1824 he worked in trade. He also became a member of the state militia, in which he rose to major general over time . In 1829 he was appointed deputy sheriff in Herkimer County; between 1834 and 1837 he was sheriff there. In 1838 he was a state commissioner to build the state mental hospital in Utica . Spinner also got into the banking industry, initially becoming a cashier and later president of Mohawk Bank . In the meantime he was a State Inspector responsible for the toll roads in his state. He also worked as a school inspector for some time. Between 1845 and 1849 Spinner served as Deputy Naval Officer in the New York Harbor . Politically, he initially joined the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1854 , Spinner was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 17th  electoral district of New York , where he succeeded Bishop Perkins on March 4, 1855 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1861 . These were shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . From 1857 he represented the Republican Party to which he had converted. From 1859 he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts . In 1860 he renounced another congressional candidacy.

In 1861, Francis Spinner was appointed Treasurer of the United States . This high office in the Treasury should not be confused with that of Secretary of the Treasury . Spinner held this position between March 16, 1861 and July 16, 1875. During this time, he was the first to enforce the employment of women in the ministry. In 1875, Spinner applied for the post of New York State Comptroller , but was defeated by the Democrat Lucius Robinson . He then moved to Florida, where he spent his old age. He died on December 31, 1890 in Jacksonville there.

Web links

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• Francis E. Spinner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Francis E. Spinner in the database of Find a Grave (English)