Jonathan Richmond
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Jonathan Richmond was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
, Richmond completed preparatory studies and moved to western New York in 1813, settling in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
. He was the Sheriff of Cayuga County, New York
, from 1808 to 1812, and also worked as a United States internal revenue collector.
Richmond was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth
Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821).
He died in Aurora, New York
, July 28, 1853, and was interred in Aurora 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...
.
Born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664. The population was 30,665 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth....
, Richmond completed preparatory studies and moved to western New York in 1813, settling in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
Aurora is a village and college town in Cayuga County, in the Town of Ledyard, north of Ithaca, New York, United States. The village had a population of 720 at the 2000 census, of which more than 400 were college students....
. He was the Sheriff of Cayuga County, New York
Cayuga County, New York
Cayuga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation. Its county seat is Auburn.- History :...
, from 1808 to 1812, and also worked as a United States internal revenue collector.
Richmond was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821).
He died in Aurora, New York
Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
Aurora is a village and college town in Cayuga County, in the Town of Ledyard, north of Ithaca, New York, United States. The village had a population of 720 at the 2000 census, of which more than 400 were college students....
, July 28, 1853, and was interred in Aurora Cemetery.