Ulysses F. Doubleday
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Ulysses Freeman Doubleday (December 15, 1792 – March 11, 1866) was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Otsego County, New York
, Doubleday received a limited schooling.
Learned the art of printing and worked as a printer in Cooperstown, Utica, and Albany, New York.
He served at Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812.
He established the Saratoga Courier at Ballston Spa.
He moved to Auburn, New York
, where he published the Cayuga Patriot 1819–1839.
Doubleday was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second
Congress (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833).
He was appointed inspector of Auburn Prison in 1834.
Doubleday was elected to the Twenty-fourth
Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837).
He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Scipio, New York
from 1837 to 1846.
He moved to New York City and engaged in mercantile pursuits 1846–1860.
He died on March 11, 1866, in Bloomington, Illinois
.
He was interred in the Bloomington Township Old City Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois
.
He was the father of Thomas D. Doubleday
and Abner Doubleday
, Civil War general.
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 Otsego County, New York
Otsego County, New York
Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:...
, Doubleday received a limited schooling.
Learned the art of printing and worked as a printer in Cooperstown, Utica, and Albany, New York.
He served at Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812.
He established the Saratoga Courier at Ballston Spa.
He moved to Auburn, New York
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...
, where he published the Cayuga Patriot 1819–1839.
Doubleday was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second
22nd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President:** John C. Calhoun , resigned December 28, 1832, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore:** Samuel Smith , first elected December 5, 1831** Littleton W...
Congress (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833).
He was appointed inspector of Auburn Prison in 1834.
Doubleday was elected to the Twenty-fourth
24th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...
Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837).
He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Scipio, New York
Scipio, New York
Scipio is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,713 at the 2010 census. The town name was provided by a clerk with an interest in the classics....
from 1837 to 1846.
He moved to New York City and engaged in mercantile pursuits 1846–1860.
He died on March 11, 1866, in Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
.
He was interred in the Bloomington Township Old City Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
.
He was the father of Thomas D. Doubleday
Thomas D. Doubleday
Thomas D. Doubleday was an US bookstore owner and Civil War officer.-Biography:He was born in Albany, New York in 1815. He grew up in Auburn, NY He was the older brother of Abner Doubleday, a Civil War general, and the son of Ulysses F. Doubleday, Congressman.Known as T D Doubleday, he ran a ...
and Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the early fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was his finest hour, but his...
, Civil War general.