Adolphus H. Tanner

Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner (May 23, 1833 - January 14, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Biography

Born in Granville, Washington County, New York, Tanner completed preparatory studies. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice in Whitehall, New York.

During the Civil War, Tanner entered the Union Army in 1862 as a captain. He was subsequently commissioned lieutenant colonel of the One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war.

Tanner was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871). He resumed the practice of law in Whitehall, New York, and died there January 14, 1882. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Salem, New York.

References

Adolphus H. Tanner at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-05-01

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Persondata
Name	Tanner, Adolphus Hitchcock
Alternative names
Short description	American lawyer and politician
Date of birth	May 23, 1833
Place of birth	Granville, Washington County, New York
Date of death	January 14, 1882
Place of death	Whitehall, New York