Thomas Kempshall
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Thomas Kempshall was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in England about 1796, Kempshall attended the common schools.
Immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in Pittsford, New York
, in 1806.
He moved to Rochester, New York
, in 1813.
He was employed as a carpenter.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits and later became engaged in milling.
He served as member of the board of aldermen in 1834 and again in 1844.
He served as mayor of Rochester, New York
, in 1837.
Kempshall was elected as a Whig
to the Twenty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841).
He resumed milling.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in 1852.
He died in Rochester, New York
, January 14, 1865.
He was interred in Mount Hope 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...
.
Born in England about 1796, Kempshall attended the common schools.
Immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in Pittsford, New York
Pittsford (village), New York
Pittsford is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 1,418 at the 2000 census. It is named after Pittsford, Vermont, the native town of a founding father....
, in 1806.
He moved to Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, in 1813.
He was employed as a carpenter.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits and later became engaged in milling.
He served as member of the board of aldermen in 1834 and again in 1844.
He served as mayor of Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, in 1837.
Kempshall 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 Twenty-sixth
26th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841).
He resumed milling.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in 1852.
He died in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, January 14, 1865.
He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester
Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, founded in 1838, is the United States' first municipal rural cemetery. Situated on 196 acres of land adjacent to the University of Rochester on Mount Hope Avenue, the cemetery is the permanent resting place of over 350,000 people...
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