Ulysses F. Doubleday

Ulysses Freeman Doubleday (born December 15, 1792 in Otsego County , New York , † March 11, 1866 in Bloomington , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1833 and between 1835 and 1837 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ulysses Freeman Doubleday received a modest schooling. He did an apprenticeship as a printer and then worked in Cooperstown , Utica and Albany . During the British-American War he served at Sackets Harbor . He then founded the Saratoga Courier in Ballston Spa . He moved to Auburn , where he edited the Cayuga Patriot between 1819 and 1839 . Politically, he belonged to the Jacksonian faction. In the 1830 congressional elections for the 22nd Congress , Doubleday was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 24th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Gershom Powers on March 4, 1831 . He retired from the after March 3, 1833 Congress of. In 1834 he was appointed inspector at Auburn Prison . He ran for the 24th Congress in 1834 . After a successful election, he succeeded Rowland Day on March 4, 1835 . He then resigned from Congress on March 3, 1837. Between 1837 and 1846 he worked in agriculture in Scipio . He then moved to New York City , where he did commercial business between 1846 and 1860. The following period was overshadowed by the civil war. He died on March 11, 1866 in Bloomington and was then buried in Bloomington Township Old City Cemetery .

Web links

• Ulysses F. Doubleday in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Ulysses F. Doubleday in the database of Find a Grave (English)