Life

He was the son of James McMichael (1752-1828) and Maria (Hall) McMichael. On December 13, 1812, he married Maria Marselis (1795-1854), and they had eight children.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 (Schenectady Co.) in 1820-21

44th New York State Legislature

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He was a member of the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

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 {3rd D.) from 1825 to 1828, sitting in the 48th

48th New York State Legislature

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49th New York State Legislature

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50th New York State Legislature

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 and 51st New York State Legislatures.

Sources

• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 126f, 143, 197 and 290; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
• Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the patent and City of Schenectady from 1662 to 1800 by Jonathan Pearson (Albany, 1873; reprinted 1998; pg. 112 and 117)
• Cemetery transcriptions at Schenectady History [says "died 1843, aged 55 years"]