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Josiah Masters (November 22, 1763 – June 30, 1822) was a United States representative from
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. Born in
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, Litchfield County, Connecticut, he was graduated from Yale College in 1783. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Schaghticoke,
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. He was a member of the
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in 1792, 1800, and 1801, and served as supervisor of Schaghticoke in 1796. He was a
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in Rensselaer County from 1801 to 1805, was a trustee of Lansingburgh Academy, and was school commissioner of Schaghticoke. Masters was elected as a
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to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1809. He was founder of the Schaghticoke Powder Co. and judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Rensselaer County from 1808 to 1822. He died in
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in 1822; interment was in the Masters Cemetery, near Schaghticoke, New York.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Masters, Josiah 1763 births 1822 deaths Yale College alumni People from Woodbury, Connecticut People from Schaghticoke, New York Members of the New York State Assembly New York (state) state court judges Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)