Elisha Mills Huntington
Elisha Mills Huntington | |
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Commissioner of the United States General Land Office | |
| In office June 2, 1841 – May 2, 1842 | |
| Appointed by | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | James Whitcomb |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Blake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elisha Mills Huntington March 29, 1806 Whig |
| Spouse |
Susan Mary Rudd
(m. 1841; died 1853) |
| Parent(s) | Nathaniel Huntington Mary Corning |
| Relatives | Bob Huntington (grandson) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Elisha Mills Huntington (March 29, 1806 – October 26, 1862) was
Early life
Huntington was born on March 27, 1806, in
His paternal grandparents were Dinah (née Rudd) Huntington and Eliphalet Huntington, a brother of
Career
After receiving an education at
For the next four years, he was a member of the
Federal judicial service
On April 26, 1842, Huntington was nominated by President Tyler to a seat on the
Personal life
On November 3, 1841, Huntington was married to Susan Mary (née Rudd) FitzHugh (1820–1853). Susan, a widow of Clark FitzHugh, was a daughter of Ann Benoist (née Palmer) Rudd (a relative of former Vice President
- Robert Palmer Huntington (1842–1893), who married Alice Ford (1844–1919), a daughter of James Coleman Ford and Mary Jane (née Trimble) Ford, in 1867.[4]
- Mary St. Clair Huntington (1844–1845), who died young.[1]
- Mary Louise Huntington (1846–1872), who married William Pritchard Coleman (1844–1924) in 1870.[1]
- Gertrude Huntington (b. 1848)[1]
- Christopher Rudd Huntington (1850–1875), who died unmarried.[1]
- Hetty Key Huntington (1852–1852), who died in infancy.[1]
His wife died on December 3, 1853.
Descendants
Through his eldest son Robert, he was a grandfather of tennis player and architect Robert Palmer Huntington, who married Helen Gray Dinsmore and was the father of socialite, arts patron, and political hostess Helen Huntington Hull,[1] the first wife of Vincent Astor of the Astor family.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 1255. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Huntington, Nathaniel (1793–1828)". politicalgraveyard.com. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Huntington, James (1797–1885)". politicalgraveyard.com. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ ISBN 9780608319186. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Elisha Mills Huntington". openjurist.org. OpenJurist. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b c Elisha Mills Huntington at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.
- ^ Tomasson, Robert E. (12 December 1976). "MRS. LYTLE HULL, 83, MUSIC PATRON, DIES". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
External links
- Elisha Mills Huntington at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Elisha Mills Huntington at Find a Grave
- Huntington, Elisha Mills (1806–1862) at The Political Graveyard
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