William Augustus Darling
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William Augustus Darling (December 27, 1817 – May 26, 1895) was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
, Darling attended public school.
He moved to New York City, where he was employed as a clerk and afterwards engaged in the wholesale grocery business.
He served as director of the Mercantile Library Association.
He served eleven years as a private and officer in the New York National Guard.
Deputy receiver of taxes for the city of New York 1847-1854.
He served as president of the Third Avenue Railroad 1854-1865.
Darling was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-ninth
Congress (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1867).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1866 to the Fortieth
Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of New York City in 1866.
He served as collector of internal revenue for the ninth district of New York from April 26, 1869, to April 17, 1871, and as appraiser from April 18, 1871, to April 1, 1876.
He engaged in banking and served as president of the Murray Hill Bank.
He died in New York City May 26, 1895.
He was interred in Trinity Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Biography
Born in Newark, New JerseyNewark, New Jersey
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, Darling attended public school.
He moved to New York City, where he was employed as a clerk and afterwards engaged in the wholesale grocery business.
He served as director of the Mercantile Library Association.
He served eleven years as a private and officer in the New York National Guard.
Deputy receiver of taxes for the city of New York 1847-1854.
He served as president of the Third Avenue Railroad 1854-1865.
Darling 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-ninth
39th United States Congress
The Thirty-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, 1865 to March 4, 1867, during the first month of...
Congress (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1867).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1866 to the Fortieth
40th United States Congress
The Fortieth 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, 1867 to March 4, 1869, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of New York City in 1866.
He served as collector of internal revenue for the ninth district of New York from April 26, 1869, to April 17, 1871, and as appraiser from April 18, 1871, to April 1, 1876.
He engaged in banking and served as president of the Murray Hill Bank.
He died in New York City May 26, 1895.
He was interred in Trinity Cemetery.