Name Henry Sedgwick | ||
Henry James Sedgwick (June 5, 1812 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York – June 14, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Stephen Sedgwick (1783–1830), a lawyer who practiced for a short time in Ithaca, and Anna (Baldwin) Sedgwick (1786–1872). They divorced in 1818, and Anna married the next year Daniel Gott (1794–1864), who was a Congressman from 1847 to 1851.
In 1834, Henry J. Sedgwick married Lucinda Snow (d. 1855), and they had three children. He was a member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) from 1845 to 1847, sitting in the 68th, 69th and 70th New York State Legislatures.
He was Postmaster of Syracuse, New York. In March 1856, he married Lucy (Winslow) Hubbard.
He was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery (Syracuse, New York).
Congressman Charles B. Sedgwick (1815–1883) was his brother.