Gershom Powers
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Gershom Powers was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
, Powers attended the common schools and was largely self-taught.
He taught school in the town of Sempronius, New York
, while attending the local law school, from which he graduated in 1810.
He was admitted to New York State Bar Association
the same year and commenced practice in Auburn, New York
.
He was appointed Warden of Auburn Prison from 1820 to 1823.
First judge of the court of common pleas of Cayuga County 1823-1828.
Powers was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
Congress (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1831).
He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Twenty-first Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1830.
He was appointed inspector of Auburn prison on April 2, 1830, and served until his death.
He died in Auburn, New York
, June 25, 1831.
He was interred in North Street 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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Biography
Born in Croydon, New HampshireCroydon, New Hampshire
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, Powers attended the common schools and was largely self-taught.
He taught school in the town of Sempronius, New York
Sempronius, New York
Sempronius is a town in Cayuga County, New York, USA. The population was 895 at the 2010 census. The town was named after a Roman military and political leader by a clerk interested in the classics....
, while attending the local law school, from which he graduated in 1810.
He was admitted to New York State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
The New York State Bar Association , with 77,000 members, is the largest voluntary bar association in the United States.-History:The State Bar was founded with a constitution that dates to 1877...
the same year and commenced practice in 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...
.
He was appointed Warden of Auburn Prison from 1820 to 1823.
First judge of the court of common pleas of Cayuga County 1823-1828.
Powers was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
21st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1831).
He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Twenty-first Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1830.
He was appointed inspector of Auburn prison on April 2, 1830, and served until his death.
He died in 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...
, June 25, 1831.
He was interred in North Street Cemetery.