Thomas Kempshall

Thomas Kempshall (born around 1796 in Great Britain , † January 14, 1865 in Rochester , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1841 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Kempshall attended community schools. In 1806 he immigrated to the United States with his father and settled in Pittsford . He moved to Rochester in 1813 during the British-American War . He worked as a carpenter. Then he went about commercial business and later became a miller. He sat on the Board of Aldermen in 1834 and 1844 . In 1837 he was mayor of Rochester. Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party .

In the 1838 congressional elections for the 26th Congress , Kempshall was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 28th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Timothy Childs on March 4, 1839 . He then left the Congress after March 3, 1841 . After his time at the Congress he resumed his work as a miller. In 1852 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of mayor. He died in Rochester about five months before the end of the civil war . His body was then interred in Mount Hope Cemetery .

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
Abraham M. Schermerhorn	Mayor of Rochester 1837	Elisha Johnson
Timothy Childs	United States House of Representatives for New York (28th constituency) March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841	Timothy Childs