Samuel Beardsley
Samuel Beardsley | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district |
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In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
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Preceded by | Henry R. Storrs |
Succeeded by | Ransom H. Gillet |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district |
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In office March 4, 1833 – March 29, 1836 |
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Preceded by | John W. Taylor |
Succeeded by | Rutger B. Miller |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district |
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In office March 4, 1843 – February 29, 1844 |
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Preceded by | Samuel Gordon |
Succeeded by | Levi D. Carpenter |
Member of the New York Senate from the 5th district |
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In office January 1, 1823 – December 31, 1823 |
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Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | Perley Keyes |
Personal details | |
Born | February 6, 1790 Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York |
Died | May 6, 1860 (aged 70) Utica, Oneida County, New York |
Citizenship | United States |
Political party | Jacksonian, Democrat |
Profession | lawyer, politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Rank | lieutenant |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
Samuel Beardsley (February 6, 1790 – May 6, 1860) was an American politician and a U. S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Born in Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York Beardsley pursued academic studies. He taught school and studied law in Rome, New York.
Beardsley served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812, taking part in the defense of Sackets Harbor in 1813. He was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in Watertown, New York. He was a judge advocate of the New York State Militia.
In 1816 Beardsley returned to Rome, New York, and continued the practice of law. He moved to Utica in 1823, and became a member of the New York State Senate in 1823. He was United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York from 1823 to 1830.
Elected as a Jacksonian to the 22nd Congress, Beardsley was U. S. Representative for the fourteenth district of New York from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833. During the 23rd and 24th United States Congresses Beardsley served as U. S. Representative for the seventeenth district from March 4, 1833 to March 29, 1836, when he resigned. During the Twenty-fourth Congress he was chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary.
In 1836, Beardsley was elected by the New York State Legislature to the office of New York State Attorney General after his predecessor Greene C. Bronson became a justice of the New York Supreme Court.
Elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth United States Congress, Beardsley served as U. S. Representative for the twentieth district from March 4, 1843, to February 29, 1844, when he resigned to accept the appointment as associate justice of the New York Supreme Court. He sat on the bench from 1844 to 1847, and was Chief Justice from June 29 to July 5, 1847. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.
Beardsley died in Utica, Oneida County, New York on May 6, 1860. He was interred at the Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York.
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- Samuel Beardsley at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Samuel Beardsley at Find a Grave
New York State Senate | ||
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Preceded by
new district
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New York State Senate Fifth District (Class 1) 1823 |
Succeeded by Perley Keyes |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York 1823–1831 |
Succeeded by Nathaniel S. Benton |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th congressional district 1831–1833 |
Succeeded by Ransom H. Gillet |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th congressional district 1833–1836 |
Succeeded by Rutger B. Miller |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by | New York Attorney General 1836–1839 |
Succeeded by Willis Hall |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district 1843–1844 |
Succeeded by Levi D. Carpenter |
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- 1790 births
- 1860 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- New York Supreme Court Justices
- New York State Attorneys General
- New York State Senators
- People from Hoosick, New York
- People from Utica, New York
- United States Attorneys for the Northern District of New York
- New York Jacksonians
- People from Rome, New York
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives
- New York Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Watertown, New York