Thomas Cornell

Thomas Cornell

Thomas C. Cornell (born January 27, 1814 in White Plains , New York , † March 30, 1890 in Kingston , New York) was an American politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives between 1867 and 1869 and between 1881 and 1883 .

Career

Thomas C. Cornell was born and raised in White Plains during the British-American War . During this time he attended public schools. In 1843 he was in the steamship business between Rondout and New York City , but also pursued railroad and banking business. During the Civil War he was officially a major in the New York National Guard .

Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party . In the 1866 congressional elections for the 40th Congress , Cornell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Edwin N. Hubbell on March 4, 1867 . In 1868 he suffered a defeat in his re-election and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1869 . He ran for the 47th Congress in the 15th constituency of New York in 1880 . After a successful election, he succeeded William Lounsbery on March 4, 1881 . Since he decided not to run again in 1882 , he left the congress after March 3, 1883.

After his time in Congress he went back to his steamship business, but also pursued banking in Kingston. As a delegate, he took part in the Republican National Convention in Chicago in 1884 . He died on March 30, 1890 in Kingston and was then buried in Montrepose Cemetery .

Web links

• Thomas Cornell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Cornell in the database of Find a Grave (English)