- Abijah Mann, Jr.
Abijah Mann, Jr. (
September 24 ,1793 -September 6 ,1868 ) was a U.S. Representative fromNew York .Born in
Fairfield, New York , Mann attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He was ajustice of the peace . He was appointed by President Jackson postmaster of Fairfield and served fromMay 28 1830 toJanuary 16 1833 . He served as member of the State assembly from 1828 to 1830 and in 1838.Mann was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (
March 4 1833 -March 3 1837 ).He moved to New York City. He was an unsuccessful candidate for attorney general of New York in 1855.He served as delegate to the Republican State convention in 1856. He was an unsuccessful candidate for State senator in 1857.
He died in
Auburn, New York ,September 6 1868 .ource
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