Selah Reeve Hobbie (March 10, 1797 – March 23, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a

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from New York from 1827 to 1829.

Biography

Born in

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, Hobbie studied law. He was

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and commenced practice in

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Career

He served as district attorney of Delaware County 1823–1827. He served as member of the State assembly 1827–1829. He served in the militia as brigade major and inspector.

Congress

Hobbie was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829).

Later career and death

He was appointed Assistant Postmaster General and served from 1829 until 1851, when he resigned on account of ill health. He was appointed First Assistant Postmaster General and served from March 22, 1853, until his death in

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, March 23, 1854. He was interred in

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, Washington, D.C., on March 26, 1854.

Sources

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