James Girard Lindsley (March 19, 1819 – December 4, 1898) was an American politician and a

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from New York.

Early life

Born in

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, Lindsley attended the public schools, the

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in Orange operated by Truman B. Ransom, and Pierson's Orange Classical School.

Career

Lindsley moved to New York and was a trustee of the village of

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from 1859 to 1864. He also served as president of the village of Rondout in 1852 and 1867–1869. An ardent Whig, Republican, and Liberal, Lindsley was elected supervisor of

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, in March 1872 and in April of the same year was elected the first mayor of Kingston, to which office he was reelected for six consecutive years. He was general manager of the Newark Lime & Cement Manufacturing Co.,

, and was the organizer and president of the Kingston Water Co. Elected as a

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to the Forty-ninth Congress, Lindsley served as United States Representative for the first district of New York (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1886.

Death

Lindsley died in

, on December 4, 1898 (age 79 years, 260 days). He is

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Personal life

The son of John Morris and Charlotte Taylor Lindsley, he married Sarah Esther Tompkins on September 25, 1844, and they had one daughter, Anna Lindsley McAllister. Sarah died on June 29, 1876, and Lindsley married Laura B. Oatley on July 3, 1877.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsley, James Girard 1819 births 1898 deaths People from Orange, New Jersey Burials at Montrepose Cemetery Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians