Ansel Sterling
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Ansel Sterling (February 3, 1782 – November 6, 1853) was a
United States representative from Connecticut. He was the brother of Micah Sterling who was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Lyme, Connecticut, where he attended the common schools. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1805. He commenced practice in Salisbury before moving to Sharon
in 1808 where he continued the practice of his profession.
Sterling was a member of the
Adams-Clay candidate to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825). After leaving Congress, he resumed legal practice and was the chief justice of the court of common pleas of Litchfield County
1838-1840. He died in Sharon in 1853 and was buried in Sharon Burying Ground.
References
- United States Congress. "Ansel Sterling (id: S000868)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
