M. Lindley Lee
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Moses Lindley Lee was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Minisink, New York
, Lee pursued classical studies.
He was graduated from Union College in 1827 and from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Western New York in 1830.
Practiced medicine in Fulton, New York
.
Postmaster at Fulton 1840-1844.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1847 and 1848.
He served in the State senate in 1855.
Lee was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861).
He resumed the practice of medicine in Fulton, New York
.
Returning from a visit in the South became seriously ill at Petersburg, Virginia
, and died there on May 19, 1876.
He was interred in Mount Adnah Cemetery
, Fulton, New York.
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 Minisink, New York
Minisink, New York
Minisink is a town located in southwest Orange County, New York northeast of the New Jersey border between the Town of Greenville and the Town of Warwick...
, Lee pursued classical studies.
He was graduated from Union College in 1827 and from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Western New York in 1830.
Practiced medicine in Fulton, New York
Fulton, Oswego County, New York
Fulton is a small city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 11,855 at the 2000 census. The city is named after Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.The city of Fulton is located in the western part of the county....
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Postmaster at Fulton 1840-1844.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1847 and 1848.
He served in the State senate in 1855.
Lee was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Thirty-sixth
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth 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, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861).
He resumed the practice of medicine in Fulton, New York
Fulton, Oswego County, New York
Fulton is a small city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 11,855 at the 2000 census. The city is named after Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.The city of Fulton is located in the western part of the county....
.
Returning from a visit in the South became seriously ill at Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
, and died there on May 19, 1876.
He was interred in Mount Adnah Cemetery
Mount Adnah Cemetery
Mount Adnah Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Fulton in Oswego County, New York. It was designed in 1853 and within the boundaries of this contributing site are two contributing buildings , 10 contributing structures, and five contributing objects. Notable burials include M...
, Fulton, New York.