Haskin, John Bussing

Haskin, John Bussing, a Representative from New York; born in Fordham (now a part of New York City), N.Y., August 27, 1821; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in New York City in 1845; civil justice of New York City 1847-1849; supervisor of Fordham 1850-1853; corporation attorney 1853-1856; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857-March 3, 1861); resumed the practice of law; supervisor of the town of West Farms, Westchester County, N.Y., in 1863; delegate to several Democratic conventions; died at Friends Lake, N.Y., September 18, 1895; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City.