Moses D. Stivers
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Moses Dunning Stivers was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born near Beemerville, New Jersey, Stivers attended common and private schools and Mount Retirement Seminary in Wantage, New Jersey.
He moved with his father to Ridgebury, New York
, in 1845 and completed his education.
He taught school.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Ridgebury and later in Middletown
from 1855 to 1864.
He served as clerk of Orange County 1864-1867 and resided in Goshen, New York
.
He returned to Middletown and became proprietor of the Orange County Press in 1868 and was also one of the proprietors and editors of the Middletown Daily Press.
He was appointed by President Grant
as United States collector of internal revenue for the eleventh district of New York in 1869 and served until 1883.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880.
He engaged in banking.
He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1884 to the Forty-ninth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lewis Beach and for election in 1886 to the Fiftieth
Congress.
Stivers was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-first
Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He engaged in banking.
He died in Middletown, New York
, February 2, 1895.
He was interred in Hillside 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 near Beemerville, New Jersey, Stivers attended common and private schools and Mount Retirement Seminary in Wantage, New Jersey.
He moved with his father to Ridgebury, New York
Ridgebury, New York
Ridgebury, New York is one of the eight Hamlets in the town of Wawayanda, New York. The hamlet and its township are located in Orange County, New York, approximately 65 miles north of New York City....
, in 1845 and completed his education.
He taught school.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Ridgebury and later in Middletown
Middletown, Orange County, New York
Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. The city's population was 25,388 at the 2000 census...
from 1855 to 1864.
He served as clerk of Orange County 1864-1867 and resided in Goshen, New York
Goshen (village), New York
Goshen is a village in and the county seat of Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 5,676 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,...
.
He returned to Middletown and became proprietor of the Orange County Press in 1868 and was also one of the proprietors and editors of the Middletown Daily Press.
He was appointed by President Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
as United States collector of internal revenue for the eleventh district of New York in 1869 and served until 1883.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880.
He engaged in banking.
He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1884 to the Forty-ninth
49th United States Congress
The Forty-ninth 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, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lewis Beach and for election in 1886 to the Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
The Fiftieth 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, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
Stivers 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 Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar 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...
Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He engaged in banking.
He died in Middletown, New York
Middletown, Orange County, New York
Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. The city's population was 25,388 at the 2000 census...
, February 2, 1895.
He was interred in Hillside Cemetery
Hillside Cemetery (Middletown, New York)
Hillside Cemetery is located on Mulberry Street in Middletown, New York, United States. It was designed by Calvert Vaux in the rural cemetery style, later noted for his collaboration on Central Park with Frederick Law Olmsted, and opened in 1861...
.