Selah Tuthill
Selah Tuthill (born October 26, 1771 in Blooming Grove , New York Province, † September 7, 1821 in Goshen , New York ) was an American politician . In 1821 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Selah Tuthill was born and raised in Blooming Grove about two years before the outbreak of the War of Independence . He attended public and private schools. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . He represented Ulster County in 1805 and Orange County in the New York State Assembly in 1820 . In the congressional elections of 1820 , Tuthill was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Walter Case on March 4, 1821 . He died on September 7, 1821 in Goshen and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Marlboro . His nephew was Congressman Joseph H. Tuthill .
Web links
- Selah Tuthill in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Selah Tuthill in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Weed, Parsons & Co .: The New York Civil List , 1858, pp. 178 and 196.
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SURNAME | Tuthill, Selah |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1771 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Blooming Grove , New York |
DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1821 |
Place of death | Goshen , New York |