Luther C. Peck

Luther C. Peck

Luther Christopher Peck (January 1800 - February 5, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Connecticut in January 1800, Peck completed preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced.He moved to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and later to Pike, Wyoming County, New York, and continued the practice of law. Held various local offices.

Peck was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1841).He served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Twenty-sixth Congress).He was affiliated with the Republican Party after it was formed.He resumed the practice of his profession at Pike, New York.He moved to Nunda, New York, and continued the practice of law.He died in Nunda, New York, February 5, 1876.He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

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