Samuel Sherwood (New York)
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Samuel Sherwood was a United States Representative
from New York. Born in Kingsbury
, Washington County
, he completed preparatory studies, began the study of law at the age of fifteen in Kingston
, Ulster County
, and in 1798 moved to Delhi
, Delaware County
, where he continued his legal studies. He was admitted to the bar
in 1800 and practiced in Delhi.
Sherwood was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815). He was not a candidate for renomination to the Fourteenth Congress and resumed the practice of his profession in Delhi and in New York City, where he moved in 1830. He retired from active practice in 1858 and in 1862 died in New York City. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery, Delhi.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York. Born in Kingsbury
Kingsbury, New York
Kingsbury is a town in western Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 11,171 at the 2000 census.- History :...
, Washington County
Washington County, New York
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...
, he completed preparatory studies, began the study of law at the age of fifteen in Kingston
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
, Ulster County
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
, and in 1798 moved to Delhi
Delhi, New York
Delhi, New York may refer to:* Delhi , New York, county seat of Delaware County, New York, USA* Delhi , New York, in which the village of Delhi is located...
, Delaware County
Delaware County, New York
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...
, where he continued his legal studies. He was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
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in 1800 and practiced in Delhi.
Sherwood was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815). He was not a candidate for renomination to the Fourteenth Congress and resumed the practice of his profession in Delhi and in New York City, where he moved in 1830. He retired from active practice in 1858 and in 1862 died in New York City. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery, Delhi.