Nehemiah H. Earll

Nehemiah Hezekiah Earll (born October 5, 1787 in Whitehall , New York , † August 26, 1872 in Mottville , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1839 and 1841 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . Congressman Jonas Earll Jr. was his cousin.

Career

Nehemiah Hezekiah Earll was born in Washington County about four years after the War of Independence ended . The family then moved to Onondaga Valley in 1793, and from there nine months later to Onondaga County . They settled in Skaneateles , where he lived until 1804. During this time he attended public schools and the Fairfield Academy for two years . He studied law . After being admitted to the bar in 1809, he began practicing in Salina, which became part of Syracuse in 1848 . During the British-American War he served in Oswego as an adjutant in the army. After the war he took up his practice as a lawyer in Onondaga Hill in 1814 . In 1816 he held the post of postmaster there . Between 1816 and 1820 he was justice of the peace. He also worked as a Masters at the New York Court of Chancery for six years . He was named First Judge in Onondaga County - a post he held from 1823 until his resignation in 1831. Between 1831 and 1836 he was superintendent for the salt springs of Onondaga. During this time he continued to live in Syracuse. He then moved to Jordan , where he ran a mill. In 1838 he returned to Syracuse. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1838 congressional elections for the 26th Congress , Earll was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Bennet Bicknell and William Taylor on March 4, 1839 , who previously together represented the 23rd district in the US House of Representatives. In 1840 he suffered a defeat in his re-election and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1841 .

After his time at Congress, he retired into private life. In the following years he went blind. He died in Mottville about seven years after the end of the Civil War and was then buried in Oakwood Cemetery , Syracuse.

Web links

• Nehemiah H. Earll in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Nehemiah H. Earll in the database of Find a Grave (English)