Esbon Blackmar
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Esbon Blackmar was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Freehold, New York
, Blackmar attended the district schools and graduated from the high school.
He engaged in the general merchandise business.
He served as member of the State senate in 1838 and 1841.
Blackmar was elected as a Whig
to the Thirtieth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John M. Holley and served from December 4, 1848, to March 3, 1849.
He resumed his former business activities.
He died in Newark, New York
, on November 19, 1857.
He was interred in Willow Avenue 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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Born in Freehold, New York
Freehold, New York
Freehold is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Greenville in Greene County, New York, United States. It has the ZIP Code 12431, and its own fire district....
, Blackmar attended the district schools and graduated from the high school.
He engaged in the general merchandise business.
He served as member of the State senate in 1838 and 1841.
Blackmar 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 Thirtieth
30th United States Congress
The Thirtieth 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, 1847 to March 3, 1849, during the last two years of...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John M. Holley and served from December 4, 1848, to March 3, 1849.
He resumed his former business activities.
He died in Newark, New York
Newark, New York
Newark is a village in Wayne County, New York, U.S., south east of Rochester. The population was 9,682 at the 2000 census.The Village of Newark is in the south part of the Town of Arcadia and is in the south of Wayne County.- History :...
, on November 19, 1857.
He was interred in Willow Avenue Cemetery.