Thomas R. Whitney
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Thomas Richard Whitney (May 2, 1807 – April 12, 1858) was a nineteenth-century politician and writer from New York.
Biography
Born in New York City, New York, Whitney pursued classical studies and engaged in newspaper work. He was a Whig member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) in 1854 and 1855.[1]
He was elected as a Know Nothing to the 34th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1857. Whitney died in New York City on April 12, 1858 and was interned in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2]
Works
Works:[3]
- The Ambuscade, a poem (New York, 1845)
- Defence of the American Policy as opposed to the Encroachments of Foreign Influence, and especially to the Interference of the Papacy (1856)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas R. Whitney at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ↑ Thomas R. Whitney at Find a Grave
- ↑ Wilson & Fiske 1900.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1889). "Whitney, Thomas Richard". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton
| New York State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Obadiah Newcomb |
New York State Senate 4th District 1854–1855 |
Succeeded by Joseph H. Petty |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by William M. Tweed |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 5th congressional district 1855–1857 |
Succeeded by William B. Maclay |
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