John G. Stower
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John G. Stower (1791
Life
He married Harriet (1795–1823), and they had several children. In 1817, he began publishing the Hamilton Recorder with P. B. Havens. He was Surrogate of Madison County from 1821 to 1827. On September 2, 1824, he married Amelia Kellogg (1804–1882), and their only child died in infancy.
Congress
Stower was elected as a Jacksonian to the 20th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1827, to March 3, 1829.
On April 20, 1829, Stower received a recess appointment from President
Later career and death
He was a member of the New York State Senate (5th D.) from 1833 to 1835, sitting in the 56th, 57th and 58th New York State Legislatures. He resigned his seat on September 29, 1835.
He was President of the Village of Chittenango, New York from 1847 to 1848.
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Sources
- United States Congress. "John G. Stower (id: S000986)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 129f, 146 and 414; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- Journal of the U.S. Senate (1830; pg. 442)
- A Register of Officers and Agents...In the Service of the United States (September 1829; pg. 223)
- Gazetteer of the State of New York by J. H. French (1860; pg. 389)
- Stowers Families of America (pg. 100f) [gives name erroneously as "Stowers"]