Walter L. Sessions
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Walter Loomis Sessions was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Brandon, Vermont, Sessions, as a child, was brought to Chautauqua County, New York
.
He attended the common schools of the county and Westfield (New York) Academy.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1849 and commenced the practice of his profession in Panama, New York
.
He engaged in teaching.
He served as commissioner of schools for several years.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1853 and 1854.
He served in the State senate in 1860, 1861, 1866, and 1867.
Supervisor of the town of Harmony, New York
from 1870 to 1872.
Sessions was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-second
and Forty-third
Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
Sessions was elected to the Forty-ninth
Congress (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1886 and for the nomination in 1890.
He engaged in the practice of his profession in Jamestown and Panama, New York.
He was appointed commissioner of the State of New York to the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Illinois, in 1893.
He died in Panama, New York
, on May 27, 1896.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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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...
.
Born in Brandon, Vermont, Sessions, as a child, was brought to Chautauqua County, New York
Chautauqua County, New York
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.
He attended the common schools of the county and Westfield (New York) Academy.
He studied law.
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 1849 and commenced the practice of his profession in Panama, New York
Panama, New York
Panama is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 491 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a large rock formation south of the village, called Panama Rocks. This site has become a tourist attraction, and the owners charge admission at the gate.The...
.
He engaged in teaching.
He served as commissioner of schools for several years.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1853 and 1854.
He served in the State senate in 1860, 1861, 1866, and 1867.
Supervisor of the town of Harmony, New York
Harmony, New York
Harmony is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,339 at the 2000 census.The Town of Harmony is on the south border of the county and southwest of Jamestown, New York.- History :First settlement began around 1809....
from 1870 to 1872.
Sessions was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-second
42nd United States Congress
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and Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
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Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
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Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
Sessions was elected to the Forty-ninth
49th United States Congress
The Forty-ninth 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, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years...
Congress (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1886 and for the nomination in 1890.
He engaged in the practice of his profession in Jamestown and Panama, New York.
He was appointed commissioner of the State of New York to the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Illinois, in 1893.
He died in Panama, New York
Panama, New York
Panama is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 491 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a large rock formation south of the village, called Panama Rocks. This site has become a tourist attraction, and the owners charge admission at the gate.The...
, on May 27, 1896.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.