Nicoll Halsey (March 8, 1782 – March 3, 1865) was an American politician who served one term as a

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from New York from 1833 to 1835. He was the son of

Silas Halsey Silas Halsey (October 17, 1743 N.S. – November 19, 1832) was a United States representative from New York. Born October 6, 1743 (Old Style) / October 17, 1743 (New Style) in Southampton, he attended the public schools and studied medic ...

and brother of Jehiel Howell Halsey.

Biography

Born in

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, Halsey moved to Herkimer County in 1793 with his parents, who settled in what is now the town of Lodi, New York. He attended the common schools. He moved to Tompkins County and settled near Trumansburg in 1808.

Career

He engaged in agricultural pursuits and milling. Supervisor for

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in 1812, 1814, 1815, 1818, 1821, and 1826. He served as member of the State assembly in 1816 and again in 1824. Sheriff of Tompkins County 1819–1821.

Congress

Halsey was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1834.

Later career and death

He was appointed judge of the Tompkins County Court on February 11, 1834. He resumed the milling business. He died while on a visit in

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, March 3, 1865. He was interred in Grove Cemetery,

Trumansburg, New York Trumansburg is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 1,797 at the 2010 census. The name incorporates a misspelling of the surname of the founder, Abner Treman. The Tremans spelled their surname several different ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Halsey, Nicoll 1782 births 1865 deaths Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Southampton (town), New York People from Lodi, New York People from Tompkins County, New York People from Trumansburg, New York 19th-century American politicians