Elisha I. Winter
Encyclopedia
Elisha I. Winter was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in New York City
, Winter moved about 1806 to that portion of the township of Peru, Clinton County, which was later included in the township of Ausable, and engaged in mining ore.
He was elected as a Federalist
to the Thirteenth
Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815),an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1814 to the Fourteenth
Congress, but moved to a farm near Lexington, Kentucky
, and engaged as a planter.
He was also instrumental in building the first railroad in that locality, and subsequently became president of the Lexington &.
Ohio Railroad.
His death occurred in Lexington, Kentucky
, June 30, 1849 and was interred in Lexington Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in New York City
New York City
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, Winter moved about 1806 to that portion of the township of Peru, Clinton County, which was later included in the township of Ausable, and engaged in mining ore.
He was elected as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
to the Thirteenth
13th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :...
Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815),an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1814 to the Fourteenth
14th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: John Gaillard of South Carolina, first elected December 4, 1815- House of Representatives :* Speaker: Henry Clay of Kentucky-Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress, but moved to a farm near Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
, and engaged as a planter.
He was also instrumental in building the first railroad in that locality, and subsequently became president of the Lexington &.
Ohio Railroad.
His death occurred in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
, June 30, 1849 and was interred in Lexington Cemetery.