James Geddes

James Geddes

James Geddes (born July 22, 1763 in Carlisle , Province of Pennsylvania , †  August 19, 1838 in Camillus , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1813 and 1815 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Geddes attended public schools in his home country. He worked on his parents' farm and was also a temporary teacher in Carlisle. From 1794 he lived in Onondaga County, New York State, where he worked in salt production. In the area around his production facilities, he also expanded the road network with which he could transport the salt. He later studied law. In 1800 he became a justice of the peace in his homeland. Politically, he joined the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton . In 1804 he was a member of the New York State Assembly ; In 1809 he became an appeal judge.

In the congressional elections of 1812 Geddes was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the then newly established 19th  electoral district of New York , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1813. By March 3, 1815, he was able to complete a legislative term in Congress that was shaped by the events of the British-American War .

In 1822, James Geddes was once again a member of the New York State Assembly. Otherwise he worked as a civil engineer on various canals, including the Erie Canal . He had already started this activity at the end of the 1800s. He died in Camillus on August 19, 1838. The city of Geddes , also located in Onondaga Country, is named after him.

Web links

• James Geddes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Biography (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
new constituency	United States House Representative for New York (19th electoral district) March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815	Victory Birdseye