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51st New York State Legislature
The 51st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 1 to December 10, 1828, during the fourth year of DeWitt Clinton's second tenure as Governor of New York, and—after Clinton's death—while Nathaniel Pitcher was Governor, in Albany, New York, Albany. Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1821, 32 Senators were elected on general tickets in eight senatorial districts for four-year terms. They were divided into four classes, and every year eight Senate seats came up for election. Assemblymen were elected countywide on general tickets to a one-year term, the whole Assembly being renewed annually. State Senator Cadwallader D. Colden resigned on August 30, 1827, leaving a vacancy in the First District. Before the time of the election in November 1827, the Democratic-Republican PartyOriginally, the Anti-Federalists called themselves "Republicans." However, at the same time, the Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Pitcher
Nathaniel Pitcher (November 30, 1777 – May 25, 1836) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the eighth Governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828. Pitcher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, and raised in Sandy Hill, New York ( Hudson Falls). He was educated in Sandy Hill, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and became an attorney. He became active in politics as a Democratic-Republican, and served in local offices including town supervisor and justice of the peace. He served in the New York State Assembly, as probate court judge of Washington County, and as a federal tax assessor during the War of 1812. He was also a longtime veteran of the New York Militia; he served during the War of 1812, and after the war he commanded a brigade with the rank of brigadier general. From 1819 to 1823, Pitcher was a member of the United States House of Representatives. In 1826, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of New York. He served in 1827 and ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. Although often praised as an advocate for ordinary Americans and for his work in preserving the union of states, Jackson has also been criticized for his racial policies, particularly his treatment of Native Americans. Jackson was born in the colonial Carolinas before the American Revolutionary War. He became a frontier lawyer and married Rachel Donelson Robards. He served briefly in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, representing Tennessee. After resigning, he served as a justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1798 until 1804. Jackson purchased a property later known as the Hermitage, becoming a wealthy plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker Of The New York State Assembly
The speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party. As in most countries with a British heritage, the speaker presides over the lower house of the legislature. The position exists in every U.S. state and in the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of the Congress. New York's Assembly Speaker is very powerful. Effectively, the Speaker of the New York Assembly has the power to control much of the business in the Assembly and, in fact, throughout all of state government. Through almost single-handed control of the chamber, the Assembly Speaker is able to dictate what legislation makes and does not make it to the floor. Selection The Assembly elects its speaker at the beginning of a new term following the state elections, or after a vacancy in the office has occurred. The Clerk of the Assembly from the previous year will convene the Assembly and preside ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Tyson
Jacob Tyson (October 8, 1773July 16, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Tyson attended public school in his youth. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law. He was Supervisor of the Town of Castleton, Staten Island from 1811 to 1821. He was First Judge of the Richmond County Court from 1822 to 1840. Tyson was elected as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825. He was a member of the New York State Senate in 1828. He was buried at the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Cemetery in Port Richmond, Staten Island Port Richmond is a neighborhood situated on the North Shore of Staten Island, a borough of New York City. Port Richmond is bounded by Kill van Kull on the north, Jewett Avenue on the east, Forest Avenue on the south, and the Bayonne Bridge on th .... Sources ''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71, 127, 146 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy H
Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek name ( Timόtheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honoured by God". Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries. People Given name * Timothy (given name), including a list of people with the name * Tim (given name) * Timmy * Timo * Timotheus * Timothée Surname * Christopher Timothy (born 1940), Welsh actor. * Miriam Timothy (1879–1950), British harpist. * Nick Timothy (born 1980), British political adviser. Mononym * Saint Timothy, a companion and co-worker of Paul the Apostle * Timothy I (Nestorian patriarch) Education * Timothy Christian School (Illinois), a school system in Elmhurst, Illinois * Timothy Christian School (New Jersey), a school in Piscataway, New Jersey Arts and entertainment * "Timothy" (song), a 1970 song by The Buoys * ''Timothy Goes to School'', a Canadian-Chinese children's animated series * ''Timothy'' (TV film), a 2014 Australian television comedy * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George B
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grattan H
Grattan may refer to: People Given name * Grattan Kerans (born 1941), American politician from Oregon * Grattan O'Leary (1888–1976), journalist, publisher and member of the Canadian Senate * Grattan H. Wheeler (1783–1852), U.S. Representative from New York Surname * C. Hartley Grattan (1902–1980), American economic analyst and historian * Harry Grattan (c. 1867–1951), British stage actor, singer, dancer and writer * Henry Grattan (1746–1820), Irish politician * Henry Grattan (junior) (1789–1859), Irish politician * Jennifer Grattan (born 1987), Canadian professional wrestler with the stage name "Portia Perez" * John Grattan (naturalist) (1800–1871), Irish naturalist and anthropologist * Michelle Grattan (born 1944), Australian journalist * Thomas Colley Grattan (1792–1864), Irish writer * William J. Grattan (1876–1938), New York politician Places United States * Grattan Township, Michigan * Grattan Township, Minnesota * Grattan Township, Holt County, Nebraska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel S
, nickname = {{Plainlist, * Nat * Nate , footnotes = Nathaniel is an English variant of the biblical Greek name Nathanael. People with the name Nathaniel * Nathaniel Archibald (1952–2018), American basketball player * Nate Archibald (born 1948), American basketball player * Nathaniel Ayers (born 1951), American musician who is the subject of the 2009 film ''The Soloist'' * Nathaniel Bacon (1647–1676), Virginia colonist who instigated Bacon's Rebellion * Nathaniel Prentice Banks (1816–1894), American politician and American Civil War General * Nat Bates (born 1931), two-term mayor of Richmond, California * Nathaniel Berhow (2003–2019), perpetrator of the Saugus High School shooting in 2019 * Nathaniel Bowditch (1773–1838), American mathematician, father of modern maritime navigation * Nathaniel Buzolic (born 1983), Australian actor * Nathaniel Chalobah (born 1994), English footballer * Nathaniel Clayton (1833–1895), British politician * Nat King Cole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben Sanford
Reuben Sanford (December 3, 1780 Woodbury, Connecticut – May 19, 1855 Columbus, Ohio) was an American politician from New York. Biography He was the son of Oliver Sanford (1744–1817) and Phebe (Newton) Sanford (1748–1793). About 1800, he removed to that part of Jay, New York which was separated in 1821 as the Town of Dansville, and renamed Wilmington in 1822. On February 16, 1804, he married Polly Lewis (1784–1869), and they had seven children. He was a major of an independent battalion drawn from Essex County, New York, Sanford's Battalion, which was set off from the New York State 9th Regiment of Infantry during the War of 1812. He and his men fought in the Battle of Plattsburgh in September, 1814. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Essex Co.) in 1814-15, 1816 and 1816-17. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821. He was Postmaster of Wilmington from before 1830 until 1842. He was a member of the New York State Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Warren
Moses Warren (December 4, 1779 – February 6, 1845) was an American politician from New York. Life Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Warren was the son of Daniel Warren (1752–1833) and Abigail (Drury) Warren (1751–1840). In 1806, he removed to Hoosick, New York. In 1820, he made a well-received proposal to split the state of New York into legislative districts. He was Sheriff of Rensselaer County from 1821 to 1825. He was a member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) from 1828 to 1831, sitting in the 51st, 52nd, 53rd and 54th New York State Legislatures. He died at Troy, New York Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Rensselaer County. The city is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany a .... A year after his death, His third son, also named Moses Warren, was appointed to a judgeship in Troy."Appointments by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Todd
Walker Todd (c. 1786 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut – August 1840 in Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Capt. Eli Todd and Mercy (Merwin) Todd. He graduated from Yale College in 1810. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and practiced in Carmel, New York. He married Sarah Ann Smith, and they had several children. He was Surrogate of Putnam County from 1819 to 1821, and later for some time Postmaster of Carmel. He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) from 1828 to 1831, sitting in the 51st, 52nd, 53rd and 54th New York State Legislature The 54th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to April 26, 1831, during the third year of Enos T. Throop's governorship, in Albany. Background Under the provisi ...s. In 1832, he was an Inspector of Mount Pleasant State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John I
John I may refer to: People * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526 * John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna * John I of Naples (died c. 719) * John of Abkhazia (ruled 878/879–880) * John I of Gaeta (died c. 933) * John I Tzimiskes (c. 925 – 976), Byzantine Emperor * John I of Amalfi (died 1007) * John I of Ponthieu (c. 1147 – 1191) * John I (archbishop of Trier) (c. 1140-1212), Archbishop of Trier from 1190 to 1212 * John of England (1166–1216), King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine and Count of Anjou * John I of Sweden (c. 1201 – 1222) * John of Brienne (c. 1148 – 1237), king of Jerusalem * John I of Trebizond (died 1238) * John I of Dreux (1215–1249) * John I of Avesnes (1218–1257), Count of Hainaut * John of Brunswick, Duke of Lüneburg (c. 1242–1277) * John I, Count of Blois (died 1280) * John I, Duke of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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