Martin Butterfield

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Martin Butterfield (born December 8, 1790 in Westmoreland , New Hampshire , † August 6, 1866 in Palmyra , New York) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1861 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Martin Butterfield was born in Cheshire County about seven years after the Revolutionary War ended . He attended community schools. In 1828 he moved to Palmyra, Wayne County . There he went on to sell household goods, but also worked as a manufacturer of ropes and cordage . In the presidential election of 1848 he stood as an elector for the Whig Party . In the same year the Mexican-American War came to an end. In 1850 he was elected in the 25th  constituency of New York to the 36th Congress in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Edwin B. Morgan on March 4, 1859 . Since he refused to run again in 1860 , he left the congress after March 3, 1861 . During his time in Congress he chaired the Agriculture Committee. After that, he resumed his previous business activities. He died on August 6, 1866 in Palmyra and was then buried in the village cemetery.

Web links

  • Martin Butterfield in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Butterfield, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Westmoreland , New Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 1866
Place of death Palmyra , New York