Samuel Gordon (politician)

Samuel Gordon (born April 28, 1802 in Wattle's Ferry , New York , † October 28, 1873 in Delhi , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives between 1841 and 1843 and between 1845 and 1847 .

Career

Samuel Gordon was born in Wattle's Ferry in the early 19th century. He attended public schools. After that he worked in agriculture until he was 25 years old. Gordon studied law in Delhi. He was admitted to the bar in 1829 and then began practicing in Delhi. On September 14, 1831, he was appointed postmaster in Delhi - a position he held until August 16, 1841. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1834 . Between 1841 and 1844 he was a district attorney in Delaware County . He served several terms as town supervisor in Delhi. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1840 congressional elections for the 27th Congress , Gordon was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Jeremiah Russell on March 4, 1841 . As a result of a reorganization of the districts in New York, he did not run for re- election in 1842 and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1843 . In 1844 he was elected to the 29th Congress in the 20th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Judson Allen on March 4, 1845 . Since he refused to run again in 1846 , he left the Congress after March 3, 1847.

After his time at Congress, he resumed his practice as a lawyer. During the Civil War he was appointed Provost Marshal in the 19th District in 1863 - a position he held until 1865. As a result of poor health, he had to give up his active business and then returned to Delhi. He died there on October 28, 1873 and was then buried in Woodland Cemetery .

literature

• Franklin Benjamin Hough, "The New York civil list," Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858, pp. 74, 82 and 215.

Web links

• Samuel Gordon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Samuel Gordon in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Remarks

1. ↑ Officer of the military police