Asher Tyler was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Bridgewater

Bridgewater, New York

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, Oneida County

Oneida County, New York

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, he was graduated from Hamilton College in 1817, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ellicottville

Ellicottville, New York

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, Cattaraugus County

Cattaraugus County, New York

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 in 1836. He was an agent of the Devereaux Land Co., with headquarters at Ellicottville, and subsequently served in a like capacity for the Erie Co. He held several local offices and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845. He moved to Elmira

Elmira, New York

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in 1846 and engaged in railroad operations. Tyler was one of the incorporators of the Elmira Rolling Mill Co., and in 1875 died in Elmira. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery.