Thomas Tredwell

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Thomas Tredwell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district
In office April 26, 1791 - March 3, 1795
Preceded by	William Floyd
Succeeded by	Jonathan Nicoll Havens
Born	February 6, 1743 Smithtown, New York, USA
Died	December 30, 1831 (aged 88) Plattsburg, New York, USA
Political party	Anti-Administration

Thomas Tredwell (February 6, 1743 - December 30, 1831) was an American lawyer and politician from Plattsburg, New York. He served in the New York State Senate and represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1795.

Tredwell was born in Smithtown, New York on February 6, 1743. He graduated from Princeton College in 1764 where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Plattsburg, New York. He was a delegate to the Provincial Congress of New York in 1774 and 1775 and a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1776 and 1777. He was member of the New York State Assembly from 1777 to 1783; judge of the court of probate from 1778 to 1787; served in the New York State Senate from 1786 to 1789; surrogate of Suffolk County, New York from 1787 to 1791; and delegate to the State ratification convention in 1788.

Tredwell was elected to the 2nd United States Congress as a Anti-Administration to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Townsend, reelected to the 3rd United States Congress, and served from April 26, 1791 to March 3, 1795. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1801. He was again a member of the New York State Senate from 1803 to 1807 and surrogate of Clinton County, New York from 1807 to 1831. He died in Plattsburg, New York on December 30, 1831 and is interred in a private burial ground in Beekmantown, New York.

[edit] External links

• Thomas Tredwell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Biographic sketch from Plattsburgh Sentinal

Preceded by William Floyd

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 1791 - 1795

Succeeded by Jonathan Nicoll Havens

Persondata
NAME	Tredwell, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American statesman
DATE OF BIRTH	February 6, 1743
PLACE OF BIRTH	Smithtown, New York
DATE OF DEATH	December 30, 1831
PLACE OF DEATH	Plattsburgh (city), New York