Cyrus Beers (June 21, 1786 – June 5, 1850) was an American businessman and politician who served briefly as a

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from

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from December 1838 to March 1839.

Biography

Born in

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, Beers moved with his parents to New York City. He obtained a limited education in the public schools. He married Phebe Gregory, and they had two sons, John and George.

Career

Beers engaged in mercantile pursuits and the lumber business. He moved to

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, in 1821 and engaged in the mercantile business. As well as his business pursuits, he served as delegate to the Democratic State convention at Herkimer in 1830. He was appointed commissioner of deeds at Ithaca in 1837.

Tenure in Congress

Elected as a

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to the Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

Andrew DeWitt Bruyn Andrew DeWitt Bruyn (November 18, 1790 – July 27, 1838) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1837 to 1938. Early life Bruyn was born in Wawarsing, New York on November 18, 1790 ...

Beers was U. S. Representative for the twenty-second district of New York and served from December 3, 1838, to March 3, 1839. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838 but served as delegate to the New York and Erie Railroad Convention at Ithaca in 1839. He resumed his former business pursuits in

Death

Beers died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, on June 5, 1850 (age 63 years, 349 days). He is

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at City Cemetery, Ithaca, New York.

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