James Birdsall

James Birdsall (1783 – July 20, 1856) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.

James Birdsall
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Chenango County district
In office
January 1, 1827 – December 31, 1827
Preceded byJohn C. Clark
Succeeded byTilly Lynde
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 15th district
In office
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded byIsaac Williams, Jr.,
Joel Thompson
Succeeded byIsaac Williams, Jr.,
John R. Drake
Personal details
Born1783 (1783)
New York State
DiedJuly 20, 1856(1856-07-20) (aged 72–73)
Flint, Michigan
Citizenship United States
Political partyDemocratic-Republiccan Party
Spouse(s)Rizpah Steere Birdsall
ChildrenHenry Huntington Birdsall Maurice Birdsall
Professionlawyer politician

Biography

Born in 1783 in New York State, Birdsall studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1806. He married Rizpah Steere, and they had two sons, Henry Huntington, and Maurice.[1]

Career

Birdsall was the first lawyer to settle in Norwich, New York and became surrogate of Chenango County, New York in 1811.

Elected as a Democratic-Republiccan to the Fourteenth Congress, Birdsall was United States Representative for the fifteenth district of New York from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817.[2]

A member of the New York State Assembly (Chenango County) in 1827, Birdsall was also one of the incorporators of the Bank of Chenango. He moved to Fenton, Michigan, in 1839 and later to Flint, Michigan.

Death

Birdsall died in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, on July 20, 1856 (age about 73 years). He is interred at Glenwood Cemetery, in Flint Michigan.[3]

References
  1. "James Birdsall". Find A Grave. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  2. "James Birdsall". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  3. "James Birdsall". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 7, 2013.


New York State Assembly
Preceded by
John C. Clark		 New York State Assembly
Chenango County
1827		 Succeeded by
Tilly Lynde
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Isaac Williams, Jr.,
Joel Thompson		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 15th congressional district
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
with Jabez D. Hammond		 Succeeded by
Isaac Williams, Jr.,
John R. Drake
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