John A. Searing

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John Alexander Searing (born May 14, 1805 in North Hempstead , New York , † May 6, 1876 in Mineola , New York) was an American politician . Between 1857 and 1859 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Alexander Searing was born and raised in North Hempstead seven years before the outbreak of the British-American War . He enjoyed a good education. Between 1843 and 1846 he was sheriff in Queens . Then he sat in the New York State Assembly in 1854 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1856 Searing was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of New York , where he succeeded William Valk on March 4, 1857 . Since he refused to run again in 1858 , he left the Congress after March 3, 1859 . During his tenure as a congressman, he chaired the Committee on Accounts . About three years after the end of his term in office, the civil war broke out. He died on May 6, 1876 in Mineola and was buried in Greenfield Cemetery in Hempstead .

Web links

  • John A. Searing in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Searing, John A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Searing, John Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH North Hempstead , New York
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1876
Place of death Mineola , New York