Summary
Elizur H. Prindle (May 6, 1829 – October 7, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Elizur H. Prindle | |
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 From Photographs of the Officers and Members of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York, 1867. | |
| Member of the New York State Assembly for Chenango County, 1st District | |
| In office 1863–1863 | |
| Preceded by | David B. Parce |
| Succeeded by | George W. Sumner |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district | |
| In office 1871–1873 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Knapp |
| Succeeded by | Henry H. Hathorn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1829 Newtown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 1890 (aged 61) Norwich, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
Biography edit
Prindle was born in Newtown, Connecticut on May 6, 1829.[1] He was raised in Unadilla, New York, completed preparatory studies, and attended the local academy in Homer, New York.[1]
He studied law with his cousin, Horace Gerald Prindle of Unadilla, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and began to practice.[1]
Prindle later moved to Norwich, New York, where he continued to practice law.[1] Originally a Whig, and later a Republican, he was district attorney of Chenango County, New York from 1860 to 1862.[1]
At the start of the American Civil War he was one of several leading citizens in Norwich who worked to raise a company for the Union Army, which was mustered in as Company H, 17th New York Volunteer Infantry.[2] Later in the war he took part in raising a company which was mustered in as part of 114th New York Volunteer Infantry.[2]
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Chenango Co., 1st D.) in 1863,[3] and a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1867–1868.[4]
Prindle was elected as a Republican to the 42nd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873.[5] After leaving Congress Prindle resumed the practice of law.
He died in Norwich on October 7, 1890,[6] and was interred in Norwich's Mount Hope Cemetery.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e History of Chenango and Madison Counties, p. 329.
- ^ a b History of Chenango and Madison Counties, pp. 123–125.
- ^ New York State Assembly (1911). Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York. Vol. 31. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 40.
- ^ Underhill, E. F. (1868). Report of the Proceedings and Debates of the Convention for the Constitution of the State of New York. Vol. I. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons & Co. p. 18.
- ^ "The House of Representatives" (PDF). New York Times. New York, NY. March 8, 1871.
- ^ "Obituary Notes: Hon. E. H. Prindle". Middletown Times-Press. Middletown, NY. October 9, 1890. p. 2.
External links edit
- United States Congress. "Elizur H. Prindle (id: P000541)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Elizur H. Prindle at Find a Grave
Sources edit
Books edit
Smith, James Hadden (1880). History of Chenango and Madison Counties. Vol. I. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co.
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