Thomas Tredwell

Infobox_Congressman
name=Thomas Tredwell


state=New York
district=1st
term=April 261791 - March 31795
preceded=William Floyd
succeeded=Jonathan Nicoll Havens
date of birth=February 61743
place of birth=Smithtown, New York, USA
date of death=death date and age|1831|12|30|1743|2|6
place of death=Plattsburg, New York, USA
spouse=
profession=
religion=
party=Anti-Administration|

Thomas Tredwell (February 61743 - December 301831) was an American lawyer and politician from Plattsburg, New York. He served in the New York State Senate and represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1795.

Tredwell was born in Smithtown, New York on February 61743. He graduated from Princeton College in 1764 where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Plattsburg, New York. He was a delegate to the Provincial Congress of New York in 1774 and 1775 and a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1776 and 1777. He was member of the New York State Assembly from 1777 to 1783; judge of the court of probate from 1778 to 1787; served in the New York State Senate from 1786 to 1789; surrogate of Suffolk County, New York from 1787 to 1791; and delegate to the State ratification convention in 1788.

Tredwell was elected to the 2nd United States Congress as a Anti-Administration to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Townsend, reelected to the 3rd United States Congress, and served from April 261791 to March 31795. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1801. He was again a member of the New York State Senate from 1803 to 1807 and surrogate of Clinton County, New York from 1807 to 1831. He died in Plattsburg, New York on December 301831 and is interred in a private burial ground in Beekmantown, New York.

External links

* [http://www.wiggle-town.net/new_page_1.htm Biographic sketch from Plattsburgh Sentinal]

Persondata
NAME=Tredwell, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American statesman
DATE OF BIRTH=February 6, 1743
PLACE OF BIRTH=Smithtown, New York
DATE OF DEATH=December 301831
PLACE OF DEATH=Plattsburgh (city), New York