William Augustus Darling (December 27, 1817 – May 26, 1895) was a

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Biography

Darling was born in

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, where he was employed as a clerk and became involved in the wholesale grocery business. He also served as director of the Mercantile Library Association. In addition to his business career, Darling served as a private and officer in the

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's 7th Regiment for eleven years. From 1847 to 1854 Darling served as New York City's deputy receiver of taxes. He served as president of the Third Avenue Railroad from 1854 to 1865. Active in the

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from its inception, Darling was a presidential elector in 1860; the Republicans carried New York, and Darling cast his ballot for the ticket of

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and

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. In 1864, Darling was elected as a

to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1867). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1866 to the Fortieth Congress, and an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in 1866. Darling served as federal collector of internal revenue for the ninth district of New York from April 26, 1869, to April 17, 1871, and as a federal customs appraiser from April 18, 1871, to April 1, 1876. He also became active in banking, and served as president of the Murray Hill Bank. He died in New York City May 26, 1895, and was interred in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darling, William Augustus 1817 births 1895 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Politicians from Newark, New Jersey 19th-century American legislators Burials at Trinity Church Cemetery 1860 United States presidential electors