Joshua Seney
Joshua Seney | |
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| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district | |
| Died before assuming office | |
| Preceded by | William Hindman |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Hopper Nicholson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1789 – December 6, 1792 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | William Hindman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1756 near University of Philadelphia (BA ) |
Joshua Seney (March 4, 1756 – October 20, 1798) was an American farmer and lawyer from
Early life
Joshua was born to John Seney (1730–1795) and Ruth (
Career
After Seney was admitted to the bar, he confined himself to a private practice. In 1779, he served as the High Sheriff of Queen Anne's County, Maryland.[1]
Continental Congress
During the early days of the Revolutionary War Seney busied himself with the care of the family's farms since his father was active as a Lt. Colonel in the militia. He was appointed the sheriff of Queen Anne's County in 1779. He was elected to the Maryland state House of Delegates, and served there from 1785 to 1787. In 1788, Seney was sent as a delegate to the Continental Congress.[1]
United States Congress
After returning to his farm, Seney was again called to political service when he was elected to the
In 1798, Seney ran for Congress again as a Republican. He defeated the incumbent Federalist, William Hindman but died before taking office.[1]
Personal life
Seney was married to Frances "Fanny" Nicholson (1771–1851) of the prominent Nicholson family of Maryland.[4] Fanny was the daughter of Commodore James Nicholson and was the sister of Catherine "Kitty" Nicholson (wife of William Few),[5] Hannah Nicholson (wife of Albert Gallatin),[6] James Witter Nicholson (husband of Ann Griffin, daughter of Isaac Griffin),[7] Maria Nicholson (wife of John Montgomery),[8][9] and Jehoiadden Nicholson (wife of James Chrystie).[10][11] Together, Joshua and Fanny were the parents of:[12]
- Joshua Seney Jr. (1793–1854), who married Ann Ebert (1803–1879), the parents of Judge Henry William Seney.[4]
Seney died at home on October 20, 1798, and was buried in a family plot on his farm near Church Hill in Queen Anne's County. His grave can now be found in the churchyard of St. Luke's Church.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "SENEY, Joshua - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Representative Joshua Seney". www2.gwu.edu. First Federal Congress Project. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ISBN 9780821413272. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ a b Revolution, Daughters of the American (1921). Lineage Book. The Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. p. 73. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ISBN 9780870995972. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ISBN 9780814721117. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "James Witter Nicholson letters, 1792-1834". www.columbia.edu. Columbia University. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ISBN 9780810884991. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ISBN 9781611484441. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Roosevelt, Hall; McCoy, Samuel Duff (1939). Odyssey of an American family: an account of the Roosevelt and their kin as travelers, from 1613 to 1938. Harper & brothers. p. 216. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ISBN 9780816105168. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Scribner, Harvey (1910). Memoirs of Lucas County and the City of Toledo: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families. Western Historical Association. p. 246. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
External links
- United States Congress. "Joshua Seney (id: S000242)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Joshua Seney at Find a Grave
