Samuel Lilly

Samuel Lilly (born October 28, 1815 in Geneva , New York , †  April 3, 1880 in Lambertville , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Lilly, who had lived in Lambertville since 1829, attended the Rev. PO Studdiford's Classical School . After a subsequent medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania and his license as a doctor in 1837, he began to work in Lambertville in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1849 and 1852 he was Mayor of Lambertville.

In the congressional election of 1852 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Isaac Wildrick on March 4, 1853 . Until March 3, 1855, he was able to complete a legislative term in Congress . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . During his tenure as a congressman, Lilly chaired the Department of Post's Expenditure Control Committee.

After serving in the US House of Representatives, Lilly served as chairman of the Hunterdon County county council for eight years . He was also a brigadier general in the state militia. In 1861 and 1862 he served as the American consul in the British colony of India , based in Calcutta . Since 1868 he worked as a judge at various courts. He was also a member of the New Jersey State Pardons Committee. In 1871 he was also a board member of the state mental hospital. Samuel Lilly died in Lambertville on April 3, 1880.

Web links

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

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