David Rumsey was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Salem, Washington County

Salem, New York

Salem, New York is the name of two locations in Washington County, New York in the USA:* Salem , New York* Salem , New York...

, he attended school at Auburn

Auburn, New York

Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...

 and Hobart College

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hobart and William Smith Colleges, located in Geneva, New York, are together a liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. In athletics, however, the two schools compete with separate teams, known as the Hobart Statesmen and the...

 at Geneva, New York

Geneva, New York

Geneva is a city in Ontario and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 13,617 at the 2000 census. Some claim it is named after the city and canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Others believe the name came from confusion over the letters in the word "Seneca" written in cursive...

. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Bath

Bath (village), New York

Bath is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 5,641 at the 2000 census. Bath is the county seat of Steuben County. The community was named either for the English city or for Lady Bath, daughter of William Pulteney, one of the original landowners.The Village of...

. He was surrogate of Steuben County

Steuben County, New York

Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...

 from 1840 to 1844 and held many local offices.

Rumsey was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1851. He was a delegate to the New York constitutional convention in 1867 and was a member of the commission to propose amendments to the State constitution in 1872. In 1873 he appointed as an associate justice of the New York supreme court

New York Supreme Court

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 to fill a vacancy and was elected to the same office in the fall of that year. In 1883, Rumsey died in Bath; interment was in a private cemetery on the Rumsey place. His home at Bath, known as the Campbell-Rumsey House

Campbell-Rumsey House

Campbell-Rumsey House is a historic home located at Bath in Steuben County, New York. It was built about 1855 and is a two story, Italianate style brick residence. It was home to two prominent Bath residents, Robert Campbell and David Rumsey .It was listed on the National Register of Historic...

, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1983.