Andrew Tracy
Andrew Tracy | |
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Justin Smith Morrill | |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1833–1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1797 Hartford, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 1868 (aged 70) Woodstock, Vermont, U.S. |
| Resting place | River Street Cemetery in Woodstock |
| Political party | Whig Party |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Politician, Teacher, Lawyer |
Andrew Tracy (December 15, 1797 – October 28, 1868) was an American politician, teacher and lawyer. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont for one term from 1853 to 1855.
Early life
Tracy was born in
Political career
Tracy was member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1833 until 1837.[4] He served in the Vermont Senate in 1839[5] and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He was a member of the Vermont House again from 1843 until 1845, and served as speaker.[6] He was a Presidential Elector for Vermont in 1848.[7]
He was elected as a Whig candidate to the Thirty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1853, until March 3, 1855.[8] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law.[9]
Death
Tracy died in Woodstock, Vermont, on October 28, 1868.
References
- ^ French, Warren C (1884). Biographical Sketch of Hon. Andrew Tracy: Read at the Annual Meeting of the Vermont Bar Association, at Montpelier, October 28, 1883. Vermont standard print. p. 5.
- ^ "Andrew Tracy". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ Cass, Lewis (1891). History of Windsor county, Vermont. D. Mason & Co. p. 914.
- ISBN 9780160731761.
- ^ Vermont. General Assembly. Senate (1836). Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont. Vermont. General Assembly. Senate. p. 7.
- ^ "TRACY, Andrew, (1797 - 1868)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Tracy, Andrew (1797-1868)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Andrew Tracy". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ Tucker, William Howard (1889). History of Hartford, Vermont, July 4, 1761-April 4, 1889: The First Town on the New Hampshire Grants Chartered After the Close of the French War. Free Press Association. p. 382.
Further reading
- "History of Windsor county, Vermont" by Lewis Cass Aldrich, Frank R. Holmes, published by D. Mason & Co., 1891.
External links
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Andrew Tracy at Find a Grave
- The Political Graveyard
- Govtrack.us
- Our Campaigns
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