John Arnot junior

John Arnot

John Arnot Jr. (born March 11, 1831 in Elmira , New York , †  November 20, 1886 there ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1886 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Arnot attended private schools in his home country. He later enrolled at Yale College , but left that institution prematurely and without a degree. After the death of his father, he went into banking in Elmira. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1859 and 1864 he was mayor of Elmira. During the civil war , as a major in Elmira, Arnot was paymaster of the Union troops stationed there . After Elmira was officially promoted to town, he was elected mayor there in 1864, 1870 and 1874.

In the congressional election of 1882 , Arnot was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 29th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Republican David P. Richardson on March 4, 1883 . After a re-election in the 28th district of his state, he was able to exercise his mandate until his death on November 20, 1886.

Web links

• John Arnot junior in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
David P. Richardson	United States House of Representatives for New York (29th constituency) March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885	Ira Davenport
Stephen C. Millard	United States House Representative for New York (28th constituency) March 4, 1885 - November 20, 1886	Thomas S. Flood