Silas Stow (December 21, 1773January 19, 1827) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He served in the United States House of Representatives during the

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(1811–1813), representing New York's 10th congressional district.

Biography

Born in Middlefield in the

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, he attended the common schools and studied law, but never practiced. He moved to Lowville,

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and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He became

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for

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and moved to Oneida County in 1797. He was appointed judge of Oneida County on January 28, 1801. He returned to Lewis County and was elected as a

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to the

, holding office from March 4, 1811 to March 3, 1813. He was

Sheriff of Lewis County, New York Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,582, making it the fourth-least populous county in New York. Its county seat is Lowville. The county is named after Morgan Lewis ...

from 1814 to 1815. He was First Judge of

, from 1815 to 1823. Stow died in Lowville in 1827; interment was in East State Street Burying Ground.

Personal life and family

Stow was the youngest of eight children born to Elihu Stow and Jemima Paine Stow. His older brothers, Elihu, Obed, and Joshua served in the American Revolutionary War, and his father was zealous patriot who supplied materiel to the

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. Stow married Mary Ruggles on July 26, 1801. Ruggles was the sister of General George D. Ruggles. They had three children together: *

Alexander W. Stow Alexander Wolcott Stow (February 5, 1805September 14, 1854) was an American lawyer and judge. He was the first chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Early life Born in Lowville, New York, Alexander Stow was the son of United States Congr ...

was the 1st Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. * Marcellus K. Stow was a merchant in

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. * Horatio J. Stow was a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stow, Silas 1773 births 1827 deaths People from Middlefield, Connecticut People from Lowville, New York People from Oneida County, New York New York (state) lawyers Burials in New York (state) Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Sheriffs of Lewis County, New York 19th-century American lawyers