William Radford (politician)

William Radford (born June 24, 1814 in Poughkeepsie , New York , † January 18, 1870 in Yonkers , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1863 and 1867 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Radford was born in Poughkeepsie during the British-American War . He received a modest education. In 1829 he moved to New York City , where he did commercial business. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1862 for the 38th Congress , Radford was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Marius Schoonmaker on March 4, 1863 . After a successful re-election he suffered in 1866 a defeat in a renewed bid and resigned from after March 3, 1867 Congress of.

After his time at Congress, he resumed his previous business. He died on January 18, 1870 in Yonkers and was then on the Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Westfield ( New Jersey buried). At that point the civil war had ended for about four and a half years.

Web links

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

• William Radford in the database of Find a Grave (English)