William Henry Lamport (May 27, 1811 – July 21, 1891) was a

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from New York. Born in

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, Lamport moved with his parents to

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, in 1826. He attended the public schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was Supervisor of Gorham in 1848 and 1849 and Sheriff of Ontario County, 1850–1853. He was a member of the

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(Ontario Co., 1st D.) in

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. He moved to

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in 1864 and was president of the village of Canandaigua in 1866 and 1867. Lamport was elected as a

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to the

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and 43rd Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874. He retired to Canandaigua where he died on July 21, 1891, and was interred in the West Avenue Cemetery.

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