Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill (February 25, 1811 – July 27, 1877) was a

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from New York, nephew of

Selah Tuthill Selah Tuthill (October 26, 1771September 7, 1821) was an American politician from New York. Life Tuthill attended public and private schools. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from Ulster County in 1804–05, and from Orange Coun ...

Biography

Joseph. H. Tuthill was born in Blooming Grove, New York on February 25, 1811. He was educated in Blooming Grove and Shawangunk, where he moved with his parents in 1824. He moved to New York City in 1828, Ulsterville (now a hamlet of Wawarsing) in 1832, and

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(also part of Wawarsing) in 1834. Tuthill was a merchant and farmer, including serving as President of the Ellenville Glass Works and President of the Ellenville Savings Bank. In addition, he served as Ellenville's Postmaster. A

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, he served as Wawarsing

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and a member of the Ulster County

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from 1842 to 1843, 1862 to 1863 and 1866 to 1869. From 1843 to 1847 he was

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. During the Civil War Tuthill served as Excise Commissioner for Ulster County, responsible for collecting taxes on goods and services levied to support the war effort and assessing fines on individuals who attempted to evade paying the taxes. Tuthill was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 1866. In 1870 he ran successfully for a seat in the Forty-second Congress and served one term, March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1873.

Death and burial

He died in Ellenville on July 27, 1877. He was interred in Fantinekill Cemetery, near Ellenville.

Family

Joseph H. Tuthill was the nephew of

, who was also elected to Congress, but died before taking his seat.Jeffrey D. Schultz, editor
The Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party
Volume 3, 1997, page 392

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