Timothy Childs

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Timothy Childs (born 1785 in Pittsfield , Massachusetts , † November 25, 1847 at sea) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1831, between 1835 and 1839 and between 1841 and 1843 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Timothy Childs was born in Berkshire County about two years after the War of Independence ended . The family moved to Rochester . In 1811 he graduated from Williams College in Williamstown . He studied law . His student days were overshadowed by the British-American War . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in Rochester. Between 1821 and 1831 he was prosecuting attorney in Monroe County . He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1828 and 1833 . Politically, he was a member of the Anti-Masonic Party at that time .

In the 1828 congressional elections for the 21st Congress , Childs was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 27th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Daniel D. Barnard on March 4, 1829 . He retired from the after 3 March 1831 Congress of.

After his time in Congress he practiced as a lawyer again.

In 1834 he ran in the 28th constituency of New York for the 24th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Frederick Whittlesey on March 4, 1835 . In the following years he joined the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1836 he was elected to the 25th Congress . He left the Congress after March 3, 1839. In the 25th Congress he chaired the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department . In 1840 he ran for the 27th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Thomas Kempshall on March 4, 1841 . Childs resigned from Congress after March 3, 1843.

He died at sea on November 25, 1847. At that time the Mexican-American War was raging . His body was buried in the Pittsfield cemetery of the same name.

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SURNAME Childs, Timothy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH Pittsfield , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1847
Place of death at sea