Daniel Marcy (November 7, 1809 – November 3, 1893) was a
United States representative from
New Hampshire. He was born in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmou ...
where he attended the common schools. Becoming a sailor, he followed the sea and later engaged in shipbuilding.
Marcy was a member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 legislative district ...
1854–1857. He also served in the
New Hampshire Senate in 1857 and 1858. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the
Thirty-sixth Congress in 1858 and to the
Thirty-seventh Congress
The 37th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1861, ...
in 1860. However, he was elected as a Democrat to the
Thirty-eighth Congress
The 38th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1863, ...
(March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the
Thirty-ninth Congress. After leaving Congress, he again served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1871 and 1872. He died in Portsmouth in 1893 and was buried in the Proprietors’ Burying Ground.
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1809 births
1893 deaths
Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Democratic Party New Hampshire state senators
Politicians from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire
19th-century American politicians
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