Cyrus Beers
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Cyrus Beers was a U.S. Representative
from New York
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Born in Newtown, Connecticut
, Beers moved with his parents to New York City.
Obtained a limited education in the public schools.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits and also in the lumber business.
He moved to Ithaca, New York
, in 1821 and engaged in the mercantile business.
He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention at Herkimer in 1830.
He was appointed commissioner of deeds at Ithaca in 1837.
Beers was elected as a Democrat
to the Twenty-fifth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Andrew D. W. Bruyn and served from December 3, 1838, to March 3, 1839.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.
He served as delegate to the New York and Erie Railroad Convention at Ithaca in 1839.
He resumed his former business pursuits in Ithaca, New York
, where he died June 5, 1850, interment in the City 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 in Newtown, Connecticut
Newtown, Connecticut
Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 27,560 at the 2010 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711.-Government:...
, Beers moved with his parents to New York City.
Obtained a limited education in the public schools.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits and also in the lumber business.
He moved to Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, in 1821 and engaged in the mercantile business.
He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention at Herkimer in 1830.
He was appointed commissioner of deeds at Ithaca in 1837.
Beers was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Twenty-fifth
25th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Andrew D. W. Bruyn and served from December 3, 1838, to March 3, 1839.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.
He served as delegate to the New York and Erie Railroad Convention at Ithaca in 1839.
He resumed his former business pursuits in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, where he died June 5, 1850, interment in the City Cemetery.