John S. Pindar

John S. Pindar, ca.1885

John Sigsbee Pindar (born November 18, 1835 in Sharon , New York , † June 30, 1907 in Cobleskill , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1885 and 1887 and between 1890 and 1891 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Sigsbee Pindar was born in Schoharie County in 1835 . He attended community schools and Richmondville Seminary . Pindar studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1865. In the same year the civil war came to an end. Between 1882 and 1884 he was President of the Village of Cobleskill. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . He chaired the Democratic County Committee for ten years . In the 1884 congressional elections for the 49th Congress , Pindar was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 24th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Newton W. Nutting on March 4, 1885 . He then resigned from Congress on March 3, 1887 . After his time at Congress, he went back to his practice as a lawyer in Cobleskill. In 1888 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and ran unsuccessfully for the 51st Congress . Pindar was elected to the 51st Congress in a by-election to fill the vacancy created by the death of David Wilber . He took his seat in the US House of Representatives on November 4, 1890, but only held it until March 3, 1891. Then he went back to his activity as a lawyer. He died about seven years before the outbreak of World War I in Cobleskill and was then buried in the cemetery of the same name.

Web links

• John S. Pindar in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John S. Pindar in the database of Find a Grave (English)