Thomas R. Whitney

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Thomas Richard Whitney (born May 2, 1807 in New York City , † April 12, 1858 ) was an American politician . Between 1855 and 1857 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Richard Whitney was born and raised in New York City about five years before the outbreak of the British-American War . In the following time he pursued classical antiquity and dealt with newspaper work. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1854 and 1855 . Politically, he was a member of the American Party . In the congressional election of 1854 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of New York , where he succeeded William Tweed on March 4, 1855 . Whitney retired from the after March 3, 1857 Congress of. He died on April 12, 1858 in New York City and was buried in the Green-Wood Cemetery of the then still independent city of Brooklyn . Civil war broke out about three years later .

Web links

  • Thomas R. Whitney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)


personal data
SURNAME Whitney, Thomas R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Whitney, Thomas Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 1858
Place of death New York City