Israel Thompson Hatch (June 30, 1808 – September 24, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a

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from New York from 1857 to 1859.

Biography

He was born in

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on June 30, 1808. Hatch pursued preparatory studies. He was graduated from

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, in 1829. He studied law. He was

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in 1828. He moved to Buffalo the same year and practiced law. He served as assistant secretary of state 1829–1831. Practiced law in Buffalo 1831–1840. He served as member of the State assembly 1833, 1834, and 1851. Surrogate of Erie County 1833–1836. He served as president of the Commercial Bank of Buffalo 1840–1842.

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Tenure in Congress

Hatch was elected as a

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to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He served as chairman of the Committee on Militia ( Thirty-fifth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress.

Later career and death

He was appointed by President Buchanan as postmaster of

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, and served from November 11, 1859, to March 27, 1861. He resumed the practice of law. He also engaged in banking and was prominently connected with elevator and dock enterprises. He served as member of the State constitutional convention 1867–1868. He served as commissioner to negotiate a reciprocity treaty between the United States and the Dominion of Canada in 1869 and 1870. Built the Marine and Empire elevators in Buffalo. He died in

, September 24, 1875. He was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Gov.

Enos T. Throop Enos Thompson Throop ( ; August 21, 1784 – November 1, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who was the tenth Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832. Early life and career Throop was born in Johnstown, New York on August 21 ...

was his half-brother, being a son of Hatch's mother of her first marriage.

References

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