Gideon Reynolds
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Gideon Reynolds was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Petersburg, New York, Reynolds was educated in private schools.
He moved with his father to Hoosick in 1836 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1839.
Sheriff of Rensselaer County, New York
from 1843 to 1846.
Reynolds was elected as a Whig
to the Thirtieth
and Thirty-first
Congresses (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1851).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1850.
He resumed agricultural pursuits in Rensselaer County.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1856 and 1860.
He served as member of the Republican State central committee.
He was appointed internal revenue collector for the fifteenth district of New York on September 9, 1862, and served until March 31, 1865, when he resigned.
He served as member of the board of supervisors of Hoosick in 1875.
He died in Hoosick, New York
, July 13, 1896.
He was interred in the Hoosick Rural Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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...
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Born in Petersburg, New York, Reynolds was educated in private schools.
He moved with his father to Hoosick in 1836 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1839.
Sheriff of Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...
from 1843 to 1846.
Reynolds was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Thirtieth
30th United States Congress
The Thirtieth 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, 1847 to March 3, 1849, during the last two years of...
and Thirty-first
31st United States Congress
The Thirty-first 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, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months...
Congresses (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1851).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1850.
He resumed agricultural pursuits in Rensselaer County.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1856 and 1860.
He served as member of the Republican State central committee.
He was appointed internal revenue collector for the fifteenth district of New York on September 9, 1862, and served until March 31, 1865, when he resigned.
He served as member of the board of supervisors of Hoosick in 1875.
He died in Hoosick, New York
Hoosick, New York
Hoosick is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 6,759 at the 2000 census.The Town of Hoosick is in the northeast corner of the county.- History :...
, July 13, 1896.
He was interred in the Hoosick Rural Cemetery.