- Jerediah Horsford
Jerediah Horsford (
March 8 ,1791 -January 14 ,1875 ) was a U.S. Representative fromNew York .Born in
Charlotte, Vermont , Horsford attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.He served during the War of 1812. Missionary to the Seneca Indians atMoscow, New York , in 1815. Held several local offices.He served as member of the State assembly in 1831.Horsford was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (
March 4 ,1851 -March 3 ,1853 ).He served as colonel of light infantry in the State militia.He moved toLivonia, New York , in 1863.He resumed agricultural pursuits.He died inLivonia, New York ,January 14 ,1875 .He was interred in Moscow Cemetery, Moscow (now Leicester), New York.ource
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