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Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
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Beardsley, Samuel
Beardsley, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in Hoosick, Rensselaer County, N.Y., February 6, 1790; pursued academic studies; taught school; studied law in Rome, N.Y.; served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812 and took part in the defense of Sackets Harbor in 1813; was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in Watertown; judge advocate in the State militia; returned to Rome in 1816 and continued the practice of law; prosecuting attorney in 1821; member of the State senate in 1823; moved to Utica, Oneida County, in 1823; United States attorney for the northern district of New York 1823-1830; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-second, Twenty-third, and Twenty-fourth Congresses and served from March 4, 1831, to March 29, 1836, when he resigned; appointed circuit judge in 1836; attorney general of the State of New York 1836-1838; was elected to the Twenty-eighth Congress and served from March 4, 1843, to February 29, 1844, when he resigned to accept a judicial appointment; served as associate judge of the New York Supreme Court from 1844 to 1847, and was appointed chief justice in the latter year; declined another term of service and resumed the practice of law; died in Utica, N.Y., May 6, 1860; interment in Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Chicago: U.S. Congress, "Beardsley, Samuel," Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.829 Original Sources, accessed December 10, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8RR9WMXLCUDHJZM.
MLA: U.S. Congress. "Beardsley, Samuel." Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.829, Original Sources. 10 Dec. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8RR9WMXLCUDHJZM.
Harvard: U.S. Congress, 'Beardsley, Samuel' in Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. cited in , U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.829. Original Sources, retrieved 10 December 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8RR9WMXLCUDHJZM.
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