Anson Herrick
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Anson Herrick was a U.S. Representative
from New York
during the latter half of the American Civil War
.
, Herrick attended public school. He was a son of Ebenezer Herrick
. Later on, he learned the art of printing. He established the Citizen at Wiscasset, Maine, in 1833, and moved to New York City
in 1836. He established the New York Atlas
in 1838, which he continued until his death in 1868. He served as a member of the board of aldermen 1854-1856.
He served as naval storekeeper
for the port of New York 1857-1861.
Herrick was elected as a Democrat
to the Thirty-eighth Congress
(March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress
, and subsequently resumed his journalistic pursuits. He served as a delegate to the Union National Convention at Philadelphia in 1866. He died in New York City February 6, 1868, and was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery
, Brooklyn, New York.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
during the latter half of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
.
Biography
Born in Lewiston, MaineLewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
, Herrick attended public school. He was a son of Ebenezer Herrick
Ebenezer Herrick
Ebenezer Herrick was a U.S. Representative from Maine, father of Anson Herrick. Born in Lewiston, Maine , Herrick attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bowdoinham, Maine. He then engaged in mercantile pursuits 1814–1818...
. Later on, he learned the art of printing. He established the Citizen at Wiscasset, Maine, in 1833, and moved to New York City
New York City
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in 1836. He established the New York Atlas
New York Atlas
The New York Atlas was a Sunday newspaper in New York City which was published from 1838 until the 1880s.The paper was founded as a Sunday-only paper in 1838 by Anson Herrick and Jesse A. Fell as the Sunday Morning Atlas. It began publication on August 12, 1838. Frederick West soon joined as an...
in 1838, which he continued until his death in 1868. He served as a member of the board of aldermen 1854-1856.
He served as naval storekeeper
Storekeeper
Storekeeper is an enlisted rating in the United States Coast Guard; until 2009 it was also a United States Navy rating, the most common supply rate in US Navy vs. CS and SH and very much equivalent to the MOS 92 of the US Army...
for the port of New York 1857-1861.
Herrick was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Thirty-eighth Congress
38th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Before this Congress, the 1860 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 241 members...
(March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress
39th United States Congress
The Thirty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1865 to March 4, 1867, during the first month of...
, and subsequently resumed his journalistic pursuits. He served as a delegate to the Union National Convention at Philadelphia in 1866. He died in New York City February 6, 1868, and was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County , New York. It was granted National Historic Landmark status in 2006 by the U.S. Department of the Interior.-History:...
, Brooklyn, New York.