Citizenship United States Role Politician Name James Birdsall | Profession lawyer
politician Spouse(s) Rizpah Steere Birdsall Resigned March 3, 1817 | |
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Preceded by Isaac Williams, Jr.,
Joel Thompson Succeeded by Isaac Williams, Jr.,
John R. Drake Born July 22, 1837
New York ( 1837-07-22 ) Children Henry Huntington Birdsall
Maurice Birdsall Died July 20, 1856, Flint, Michigan, United States Political party Democratic-Republican Party | ||
James Birdsall (1783 – July 20, 1856) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
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Biography
Born in 1783, Birdsall studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1806. He married Rizpah Steere, and they had two sons, Henry Huntington, and Maurice.
Career
Birdsall was the first lawyer to settle in Norwich, New York and became surrogate of Chenango County, New York in 1811.
Elected as a Democratic-Republiccan to the Fourteenth Congress, Birdsall was United States Representative for the fifteenth district of New York from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817.
A member of the New York State Assembly (Chenango Coounty) in 1827, Birdsall was also one of the incorporators of the Bank of Chenango. He moved to Fenton, Michigan, in 1839 and later to Flint, Michigan.
Death
Birdsall died in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, on July 20, 1856 (age about 73 years). He is interred at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan.