Isaac Teller
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Isaac Teller was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from New York
New York
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, nephew of Abraham Henry Schenck.
Born in Matteawan, New York, Teller completed preparatory studies and held several local offices.
Teller was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
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 to the Thirty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Gilbert Dean and served from November 7, 1854, to March 3, 1855.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Matteawan (now Beacon), New York, April 30, 1868.
His interment was located in Fishkill
Fishkill, New York
Fishkill is an upscale village within the much larger town, Town of Fishkill, one of the fastest growing towns in the region, in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The village population was 1,735 at the 2000 census...

Rural Cemetery.

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