Uri Tracy
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Uri Tracy (February 8, 1764 - July 21, 1838) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1789, became a Presbyterian clergyman and missionary to the Indians, and moved to Oxford, New York in 1791. He was first principal of Oxford Academy in 1794, was first sheriff of Chenango County and served from 1798 until his resignation in August 1801. He was elected county clerk and served from 1801 to 1815, and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1803. He was first postmaster of Oxford, holding that position from 1802 to 1805, and was elected as a Republican to the Ninth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1807. He was then elected to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1813. He was appointed first judge of Chenango County on July 8, 1819 and served until February 1823. Tracy died in Oxford, New York in 1838; interment was in Riverview Cemetery.
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