Obadiah Titus was a U.S. Representative

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 from New York

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Born in what is now Millbrook, Dutchess County, New York

Dutchess County, New York

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, Titus studied law.
He was admitted to the bar

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 and commenced practice in the town of Washington, Dutchess County.
He served as captain of Infantry in the War of 1812.

Titus was elected county judge.

Titus was elected sheriff of Dutchess County in 1828.

Titus was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Twenty-fifth

25th United States Congress

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 Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth

26th United States Congress

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 Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in the town of Washington, New York

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, September 2, 1854.
He was interred in Nine Partners (Friends) Burial Ground at Millbrook, New York

Millbrook, New York

Millbrook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is often said to be a "low-key version of the Hamptons" and one of the wealthiest towns in New York State. Millbrook's estimated town population was 1,551 in 2008. Millbrook is located in the Hudson Valley, an hour and thirty...

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