Nicoll Halsey
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Nicoll Halsey was a U.S. Representative
from New York
, son of Silas Halsey
and brother of Jehiel Howell Halsey.
Born in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, Halsey moved to Herkimer County in 1793 with his parents, who settled in what is now the town of Lodi, Seneca County.
He attended the common schools.
He moved to Tompkins County and settled near Trumansburg in 1808.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and milling.
Supervisor for Ulysses in 1812, 1814, 1815, 1818, 1821, and 1826.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1816 and again in 1824.
Sheriff of Tompkins County 1819-1821.
Halsey was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third
Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1834.
He was appointed judge of the Tompkins County Court on February 11, 1834.
He resumed the milling business.
He died while on a visit in Marshall, Michigan
, March 3, 1865.
He was interred in Grove Cemetery, Trumansburg, New York
.
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
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, son of Silas Halsey
Silas Halsey
Silas Halsey was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Southampton, he attended the public schools and studied medicine at Elizabethtown, New Jersey He returned to Southampton and practiced medicine from 1764 to 1776; he then resided three years in Killingworth, Connecticut during...
and brother of Jehiel Howell Halsey.
Born in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, Halsey moved to Herkimer County in 1793 with his parents, who settled in what is now the town of Lodi, Seneca County.
He attended the common schools.
He moved to Tompkins County and settled near Trumansburg in 1808.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and milling.
Supervisor for Ulysses in 1812, 1814, 1815, 1818, 1821, and 1826.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1816 and again in 1824.
Sheriff of Tompkins County 1819-1821.
Halsey was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...
Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1834.
He was appointed judge of the Tompkins County Court on February 11, 1834.
He resumed the milling business.
He died while on a visit in Marshall, Michigan
Marshall, Michigan
Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County...
, March 3, 1865.
He was interred in Grove Cemetery, Trumansburg, New York
Trumansburg, New York
Trumansburg is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 1,581 at the 2000 census. The name is a variant spelling of the surname of the founder, Abner Treman...
.