William G. Stahlnecker
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William Griggs Stahlnecker (June 20, 1849 - March 26, 1902) was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Auburn, New York
, Stahlnecker moved with his parents to Brooklyn and later to New York City.
He pursued an academic course and attended the University of New York
in New York City.
He studied law.
He was admitted to practice.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as member of the New York Produce Exchange.
He moved to Yonkers in 1880.
He served as mayor of Yonkers, New York
from 1884 to 1886.
He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention at Saratoga in June 1884.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention
in 1884.
Stahlnecker was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-ninth
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1893).
He engaged in the practice of law.
He died in Yonkers, New York
, March 26, 1902.
He was interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York
.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in Auburn, New York
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...
, Stahlnecker moved with his parents to Brooklyn and later to New York City.
He pursued an academic course and attended the University of New York
University of New York
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in New York City.
He studied law.
He was admitted to practice.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as member of the New York Produce Exchange.
He moved to Yonkers in 1880.
He served as mayor of Yonkers, New York
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
from 1884 to 1886.
He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention at Saratoga in June 1884.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
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in 1884.
Stahlnecker was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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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...
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1893).
He engaged in the practice of law.
He died in Yonkers, New York
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
, March 26, 1902.
He was interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown is a village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, about north of midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by a stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line...
.