Selah Tuthill
Selah Tuthill | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Blooming Grove, Province of New York, British America | October 26, 1771
Died | September 7, 1821 Goshen, New York, U.S. | (aged 49)
Resting place | Marlboro, New York |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Relatives | Joseph H. Tuthill (nephew) |
Selah Tuthill (October 26, 1771 – September 7, 1821) was an American politician from New York.
Life
[edit]Tuthill attended public and private schools.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly from Ulster County in 1804–05, and from Orange County in 1820.
In April 1821, Tuthill was elected to the 17th United States Congress Congress but died before he could take his seat. The congressional elections were held this time after the congressional term had already begun on March 4, and it is uncertain if Tuthill ever received his credentials. Congress met on December 3, 1821, and Charles Borland, Jr., who had been elected in the meanwhile in a special election, took this seat.
He was a Freemason. He was a founding member of Columbia Lodge No 207 in New Paltz, New York
Tuthill was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Marlboro, New York.
Congressman Joseph H. Tuthill was his nephew.
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic-Republican | Selah Tuthill | 2,156 | 61.67 | ||
Democratic-Republican | James W. Wilkin | 1,340 | 38.33 | ||
Total votes | 3,496 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic-Republican hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Campaigns - NY District 6 Race - Apr 24, 1821". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Selah Tuthill (id: T000438)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1771 births
- 1821 deaths
- People from Blooming Grove, New York
- People from Ulster County, New York
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives