Frederick Lansing

Frederick Lansing (born February 16, 1838 in Manheim , New York , † January 31, 1894 in Watertown , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1889 and 1891 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frederick Lansing was born in Herkimer County about eight years before the outbreak of the Mexican-American War . He attended Little Falls Academy . Then he studied law . After receiving his license to practice bar in 1859, he began practicing in Watertown. During the Civil War he served in the 8th New York Cavalry . He was deputy adjutant in this regiment from June 23 to October 11, 1863 . Between 1881 and 1885 he was a member of the New York Senate . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the 1888 congressional election for the 51st Congress , Lansing was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 22nd constituency of New York , where he succeeded Abraham X Parker on March 4, 1889 . He retired from the after March 3, 1881 Congress of.

He died on January 31, 1894 in Watertown and was buried in Brookside Cemetery .

Web links

• Frederick Lansing in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Frederick Lansing in the database of Find a Grave (English)