Nathaniel H. Odell
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Nathaniel Holmes Odell was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Greenburgh, near Tarrytown, New York
, Odell attended private schools.
He engaged in the steamboat business on the North River.
He served in the State assembly 1857-1861.
He established the First National Bank at Tarrytown and served as cashier from 1862 to 1864.
Odell was elected county treasurer of Westchester County in 1866.
He was reelected in 1869 and again in 1872.
Odell was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-fourth
Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876.
He engaged in the real estate business.
Postmaster of Tarrytown 1887-1892 and 1894-1898.
He died in Tarrytown, New York
, October 30, 1904.
He was interred in Sleepy Hollow 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...
.
Born in Greenburgh, near Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown is a village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, about north of midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by a stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line...
, Odell attended private schools.
He engaged in the steamboat business on the North River.
He served in the State assembly 1857-1861.
He established the First National Bank at Tarrytown and served as cashier from 1862 to 1864.
Odell was elected county treasurer of Westchester County in 1866.
He was reelected in 1869 and again in 1872.
Odell was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth 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, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876.
He engaged in the real estate business.
Postmaster of Tarrytown 1887-1892 and 1894-1898.
He died in Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown is a village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, about north of midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by a stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line...
, October 30, 1904.
He was interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.