Selah Tuthill
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Selah Tuthill was an American politician from New York
.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly
from Ulster County
in 1804-05, and from Orange County in 1820.
In April 1821
, Tuthill was elected to the 17th United States Congress
Congress but died before he could take his seat. The congressional elections were held this time after the congressional term had already begun on March 4, and it is uncertain if Tuthill ever received his credentials. Congress met on December 3, 1821, and Charles Borland, Jr.
, who had been elected in the meanwhile in a special election, took this seat.
Tuthill was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Marlboro, New York
.
Congressman Joseph H. Tuthill
was his nephew.
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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Life
Tuthill attended public and private schools.He was a member of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
from Ulster County
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
in 1804-05, and from Orange County in 1820.
In April 1821
United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821
The 1821 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 24 to 26, 1821, to elect 27 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 17th United States Congress....
, Tuthill was elected to the 17th United States Congress
17th United States Congress
The Seventeenth 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, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress but died before he could take his seat. The congressional elections were held this time after the congressional term had already begun on March 4, and it is uncertain if Tuthill ever received his credentials. Congress met on December 3, 1821, and Charles Borland, Jr.
Charles Borland, Jr.
Charles Borland, Jr. was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
, who had been elected in the meanwhile in a special election, took this seat.
Tuthill was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Marlboro, New York
Marlboro, New York
Marlboro is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 2,339 at the 2000 census.Marlboro is in the southeast part of the Town of Marlborough and also the southeast corner of Ulster County.- History :...
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Congressman Joseph H. Tuthill
Joseph H. Tuthill
Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill was a U.S. Representative from New York, nephew of Selah Tuthill.Born in Blooming Grove, New York, Tuthill attended common and private schools....
was his nephew.