John Fine

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John Fine (born August 26, 1794 in New York City , † January 4, 1867 in Ogdensburg , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1839 and 1841 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Fine was born and raised in New York City in the late 18th century. He received private lessons. In 1809 he graduated from Columbia College (now Columbia University ) in New York City. He studied law at Litchfield Law School in Connecticut . He was admitted to the bar in 1815 and then began practicing in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County . He was between 1821 and 1833 as a treasurer in St. Lawrence County and from 1824 until his resignation in March 1839 judge at the Court of Common Pleas in St. Lawrence County. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1838 congressional election for the 26th Congress , Fine was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 14th Congressional District of New York , where he succeeded James B. Spencer on March 4, 1839 . He retired from the after March 3, 1841 Congress of.

On February 16, 1843, he was again a judge on the Court of Common Pleas - a position he held until the court was dissolved in 1847. He ran unsuccessfully in 1847 and 1849 for the post of judge on the New York Supreme Court . In 1848 he was a member of the New York Senate . Then he went back to his activity as a lawyer. He died on January 4, 1867 in Ogdensburg and was then buried in the cemetery of the same name. At that point the civil war was over for about a year and a half.

literature

Web links

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