John Magee (congressman)

John Magee (September 3, 1794 – April 5, 1868) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (1827–1831).

Biography

Magee was born in Easton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania where he attended public schools. He served in the United States Army in the War of 1812; moved to Bath, Steuben County, New York in 1812. He was elected constable in 1818 and served until 1820. He was appointed sheriff of Steuben County in 1821 and elected to that office in 1822.

Magee was elected to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1830. Magee served as a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention in 1867.

Magee devoted the remaining years of his life to banking, railroading, and was also interested in mining. John Magee died at Watkins, Schuyler County, New York on April 5, 1868 at the age of 73. He is interred in Glenwood Cemetery.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

John Magee (congressman) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2010-01-02
A Biography of John Magee by Gary M. Emerson
John Magee and the Southern Tier Stage Lines by James D. Folts

External links

John Magee entry at The Political Graveyard
"John Magee (congressman)". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7175338. Retrieved 2010-01-02.

Preceded by Timothy H. Porter	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 28th congressional district March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831	Succeeded by Grattan H. Wheeler

Persondata
Name	Magee, John
Alternative names
Short description	American congressman for New York
Date of birth	3 September 1794
Place of birth	Easton, Pennsylvania
Date of death	5 April 1868
Place of death	Watkins (now Watkins Glen), New York