Stephen L. Mayham

Stephen L. Mayham

Stephen Lorenzo Mayham (born October 8, 1826 in Blenheim , New York , † March 3, 1908 in Schoharie , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives between 1869 and 1871 and between 1877 and 1879 .

Career

Stephen Lorenzo Mayham had an academic career. He studied law in Ithaca . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in 1848. Between 1852 and 1857 he was Superintendent of Schools in Schoharie County and between 1857 and 1860 supervisor . During that time, he became a district attorney in Schoharie County in 1859 - a position he held until 1862. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1863 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1868 for the 41st Congress , Mayham was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 14th constituency of New York , where he succeeded John VL Pruyn on March 4, 1869 . He retired from the after March 3, 1871 Congress of. In 1876 ​​he ran in the 15th constituency of New York for the 44th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded John H. Bagley junior on March 4, 1877 . He left the Congress after March 3, 1879.

Between 1883 and 1887 he was a judge in Schoharie County. Mayham participated in the Democratic National Conventions in 1884 and 1892 . He was a judge at the New York Supreme Court and between 1886 and 1896 presiding justice . He died on March 3, 1908 in Schoharie and was then buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery .

Web links

• Stephen L. Mayham in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Stephen L. Mayham in the database of Find a Grave (English)