Victory Birdseye
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Victory Birdseye was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
, Birdseye attended the public schools there. He graduated from Williams College
in 1804. Afterward he studied law by reading with a law firm. He was admitted to the bar
in 1807 and commenced practice in Pompey Hill, New York.
Birdseye was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth
Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1816.
He served as postmaster of Pompey Hill 1817–1838, as district attorney of Onondaga County 1818–1833, and as master of chancery of Onondaga County 1818–1822. He then served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1821, and as a member of the State assembly in 1823 and 1838–1840. He served in the State senate in 1827. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth
Congress.
Birdseye was elected as a Whig
to the Twenty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842, but instead resumed the practice of law. He died in Pompey, New York
, September 16, 1853 and was interred in Pompey Hill 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...
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Early life and education
Born in Cornwall, ConnecticutCornwall, Connecticut
Cornwall is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 census.In 1939 poet Mark Van Doren wrote "The Hills of Little Cornwall", a short poem in which the beauties of the countryside were portrayed as seductive:The town was also home to the Foreign...
, Birdseye attended the public schools there. He graduated from Williams College
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
in 1804. Afterward he studied law by reading with a law firm. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1807 and commenced practice in Pompey Hill, New York.
Birdseye was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth
14th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: John Gaillard of South Carolina, first elected December 4, 1815- House of Representatives :* Speaker: Henry Clay of Kentucky-Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1816.
He served as postmaster of Pompey Hill 1817–1838, as district attorney of Onondaga County 1818–1833, and as master of chancery of Onondaga County 1818–1822. He then served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1821, and as a member of the State assembly in 1823 and 1838–1840. He served in the State senate in 1827. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth
26th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress.
Birdseye was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Twenty-seventh
27th United States Congress
The Twenty-seventh 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, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month...
Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842, but instead resumed the practice of law. He died in Pompey, New York
Pompey, New York
Pompey is a town in the southeast part of Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,159 at the 2000 census. The town was named after the Roman general and political leader Pompey by a late 18th-century clerk interested in the Classics in the new federal republic.- History :The...
, September 16, 1853 and was interred in Pompey Hill Cemetery.