Jehiel H. Halsey

Jehiel Howell Halsey (born October 7, 1788 in Southampton , New York , † December 5, 1867 in Lodi , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1829 and 1831 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . Congressman Silas Halsey was his father and Congressman Nicoll Halsey was his brother.

Career

Jehiel Howell Halsey was born in Southampton, Suffolk County , about five years after the War of Independence . The family moved to Herkimer County in 1793 , where they settled in what is now the town of Lodi in Seneca County . There he attended community schools. After that he worked in agriculture. Between 1819 and 1821 worked as town clerk ( county clerk ) in Seneca County. Politically, he belonged to the Jacksonian faction.

In the 1828 congressional elections for the 21st Congress , he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 26th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Dudley Marvin and John Maynard on March 4, 1829 , who previously together represented the district in the US House of Representatives. He retired from the after 3 March 1831 Congress of. As a congressman, he chaired the Committee on Accounts .

After his time at the congress he was back in agriculture. Between 1832 and 1835 he was a member of the New York Senate . He held the post of guardianship and probate judge ( surrogate ) in Seneca County between 1837 and 1843 . In 1845 he became a supervisor in the town of Lodi - a position he held until 1846. He died on December 5, 1867 in Lodi and was then buried in West Lodi Cemetery . At that point the civil war had ended for about two years.

Web links

• Jehiel H. Halsey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Jehiel H. Halsey in the database of Find a Grave (English)