Thomas Lawyer

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Thomas Lawyer (October 14, 1785 - May 21, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Schoharie, New York, Lawyer studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Schoharie County. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1816. Brigadier general of State militia.

Lawyer was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1819). He served as district attorney of Schoharie County 1822-1831. He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1846. He died in Lawyersville, New York, May 21, 1868.

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• Thomas Lawyer at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress