Phineas L. Tracy

Phineas Lyman Tracy (born December 25, 1786 in Norwich , Connecticut , †  December 22, 1876 in Batavia , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1833 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Phineas Tracy was the older brother of Congressman Albert H. Tracy (1793-1859). In 1806 he graduated from Yale College . He then taught as a teacher for two years. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1811, he began to work in this profession in Madison, New York State. Around 1815 he moved his residence and his office to Batavia. Politically, he became a member of the short-lived Anti-Masonic Party .

After the resignation of MP David Ellicott Evans , Tracy was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when the by-election was due for the 29th seat in New York , where he took up his new mandate on November 5, 1827. After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1833 . Since President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829, the politics of Congress have been heatedly debated inside and outside of Congress. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1832, Tracy renounced another congressional candidacy. Between 1841 and 1846 he was the presiding judge in the Genesee County District Court . After that, he retired. He died on December 22, 1876, three days before his 90th birthday, in Batavia, where he was buried.

Web links

• Phineas L. Tracy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
David Ellicott Evans	United States House of Representatives for New York (29th constituency) November 5, 1827 - March 3, 1833	George W. Lay