James Wolcott Wadsworth

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James Wolcott Wadsworth

James Wolcott Wadsworth (born October 12, 1846 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † December 24, 1926 in Washington, DC ) was an American officer and politician . Between 1881 and 1885 and between 1891 and 1907 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . General James S. Wadsworth was his father and US Senator James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. was his son.

Career

James Wolcott Wadsworth was born in Philadelphia during the Mexican-American War . He attended Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven ( Connecticut ). During the Civil War , he served as a captain on the staff of Maj . General Governor Kemble Warren . He was promoted to brevet - Major transported. After the war he settled in Geneseo , where he pursued agricultural activities. Between 1873 and 1876 he was a supervisor in Geneseo. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1878 and 1879 . Then he was New York State Comptroller in 1880 and 1881 .

Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party . He was elected to the 47th Congress in a by-election in the 27th  constituency of New York to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Elbridge G. Lapham . He took his seat in the US House of Representatives on November 8, 1881. In the congressional elections of 1882 he was elected to the 48th Congress . He then resigned from Congress on March 3, 1885 . In 1890 he ran in the 31st constituency of New York for the 52nd Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded John G. Sawyer on March 4, 1891 . In the congressional elections of 1892 he was elected in the 30th constituency of New York in the 53rd Congress , where he succeeded Halbert S. Greenleaf on March 4, 1893 . He was re-elected four times in a row. In 1902 he ran in the 34th constituency of New York for the 58th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Edward B. Vreeland on March 4, 1903 . He was re-elected once. In his renewed candidacy in 1906 he suffered a defeat and then left the Congress on March 3, 1907. During his time in Congress he chaired the Agriculture Committee ( 54th to 59th Congress ).

He was elected president on the board of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers . He went back to agricultural activities, but also livestock. In 1914 he took part in the New York Constituent Assembly . He was also President of the Genesee Valley National Bank . He died on December 24, 1926 in Washington DC and was then buried in the family grave in Temple Hill Cemetery in Geneseo.

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SURNAME Wadsworth, James Wolcott
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American officer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1926
Place of death Washington, DC