William Lounsbery

William Lounsbery (born December 25, 1831 in Stone Ridge , New York , † November 8, 1905 in Kingston , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1879 and 1881 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Lounsbery graduated in 1851 at Rutgers College in New Brunswick ( New Jersey ). He attended the law school at New York University in Albany . He was admitted to the bar in 1853 and then began to practice. During the Civil War he served in the 20th Regiment of the New York National Guard , where he held the rank of First Lieutenant during his three-month service . He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1868 . He was mayor of Kingston between 1878 and 1880. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1878 for the 46th Congress , he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 15th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Stephen L. Mayham on March 4, 1879 . He retired from the after March 3, 1881 Congress of. He died on November 8, 1905 in Kingston and was buried in the Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery .

William Lounsbery in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Lounsbery, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 25, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stone Ridge , New York
DATE OF DEATH	November 8, 1905
Place of death	Kingston , New York