Valentine Treadwell (c. 1813 – September 1, 1888 Potter's Hollow,

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) was an American farmer and politician from

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Life

He was the son of Stephen Treadwell, a

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minister who removed to Potter's Hollow in 1816. He was Supervisor of the Town of Rensselaerville in 1845 an 1846. He was a Whig/ Anti-Rent member of the

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(Albany Co.) in

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. He was a member of the

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(11th D.) in

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and

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. He was Postmaster of Potter's Hollow for about 25 years. In 1883, he was nominated on the Citizen's Association ticket in Albany County for Justice of Sessions. At the time of his death, he was a

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Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 136, 146, 233 and 311; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''Manual for the Use of the Legislature''
(1870; pg. 150, "Post-Offices and Postmasters")
''THE STATE CAMPAIGN''
in NYT on October 11, 1883

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