Anson Herrick

Anson Herrick (January 21, 1812 - February 6, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War.

Biography

Born in Lewiston, Maine,[1] Herrick attended public school. He was a son of Ebenezer Herrick. Later on, he learned the art of printing. He established the Citizen at Wiscasset, Maine, in 1833, and moved to New York City in 1836. He established the New York Atlas in 1838, which he continued until his death in 1868. He served as a member of the board of aldermen 1854-1856. He served as naval storekeeper for the port of New York 1857-1861.

Herrick was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865).[2][3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress, and subsequently resumed his journalistic pursuits. He served as a delegate to the Union National Convention at Philadelphia in 1866. He died in New York City February 6, 1868, and was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

References

  1. ^ (7 February 1868) OBITUARY; Hon. Anson Herrick, The New York Times, Retrieved November 2, 2010
  2. ^ Johnson, Rossiter (ed.) The twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans, p.260 (1904)
  3. ^ (6 November 1862). Congressmen Elected, The New York Times, Retrieved November 22, 2010

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Edward Haight		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 9th congressional district
1863–1865		 Succeeded by
William Augustus Darling
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