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Thomas Lawyer

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Thomas Lawyer
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1846 – December 31, 1846
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded byJohn B. Yates
Succeeded byHarmanus Peek
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
July 1, 1815 – June 30, 1816
Personal details
Born(1785-10-14)October 14, 1785
Schoharie, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 21, 1868(1868-05-21) (aged 82)
Lawyersville, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
RankBrigadier general

Thomas Lawyer (October 14, 1785 in Schoharie, New York – May 21, 1868 in Lawyersville, Schoharie County, New York) was an American politician and lawyer from New York.

Lawyer's name may be an example of nominative determinism.

Life

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He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Schoharie County. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1816.

He was a brigadier general of the State militia.

Lawyer was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 15th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819. He was District Attorney of Schoharie County from 1822 to 1831. He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1846.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Thomas Lawyer (id: L000147)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 70, 191, 232, 287 and 381; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 13th congressional district

1817–1819
Succeeded by