Frederick Whittlesey

Frederick Whittlesey (born June 12, 1799 in New Preston , Connecticut , † September 19, 1851 in Rochester , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1831 and 1835 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . Congressmen Elisha Whittlesey and Thomas T. Whittlesey were his cousins.

Career

Frederick Whittlesey went to academic studies. In 1818 he graduated from Yale College . He studied law . After receiving his license to practice as a lawyer in Utica in 1821 , he began practicing in Cooperstown in the spring of 1822 . He moved to Rochester later that year. He was Treasurer of Monroe County in 1829 and 1830 . Politically, he belonged to the Anti-Masonic Party .

In the 1830 congressional elections for the 22nd Congress Whittlesey was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 27th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Timothy Childs on March 4, 1831 . In 1832 he ran in the 28th constituency of New York for the 23rd Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Grattan H. Wheeler on March 4, 1833 . He retired from the after March 3, 1835 Congress of. During his last term in office, he chaired the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department .

After his time at Congress he went back to his practice as a lawyer. He was a City Attorney in Rochester in 1838 . Between 1839 and 1847 he held the post of Vice Chancellor in the 8th Judicial District of New York. He was a judge in the New York Supreme Court in 1847 and 1848 and a law professor at Genesee College in 1850 and 1851 . Whittlesey died on September 19, 1851 in Rochester. His body was then interred in Mount Hope Cemetery .

Web links

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

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