Elizur H. Prindle | |
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Member of the New York State Assembly for Chenango County, 1st District | |
In office 1863–1863 | |
Preceded by | David B. Parce |
Succeeded by | George W. Sumner |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district | |
In office 1871–1873 | |
Preceded by | Charles Knapp |
Succeeded by | Henry H. Hathorn |
Personal details | |
Born | Newtown, Connecticut, U.S. | May 6, 1829
Died | October 7, 1890 Norwich, New York, U.S. | (aged 61)
Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Other political affiliations | Whig |
Elizur H. Prindle (May 6, 1829 – October 7, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Prindle was born in Newtown, Connecticut on May 6, 1829.[1] He was raised in Unadilla, New York, completed preparatory studies, and attended the local academy in Homer, New York.[1]
He studied law with his cousin, Horace Gerald Prindle of Unadilla, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and began to practice.[1]
Prindle later moved to Norwich, New York, where he continued to practice law.[1] Originally a Whig, and later a Republican, he was district attorney of Chenango County, New York from 1860 to 1862.[1]
At the start of the American Civil War he was one of several leading citizens in Norwich who worked to raise a company for the Union Army, which was mustered in as Company H, 17th New York Volunteer Infantry.[2] Later in the war he took part in raising a company which was mustered in as part of 114th New York Volunteer Infantry.[2]
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Chenango Co., 1st D.) in 1863,[3] and a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1867–1868.[4]
Prindle was elected as a Republican to the 42nd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873.[5] After leaving Congress Prindle resumed the practice of law.
He died in Norwich on October 7, 1890,[6] and was interred in Norwich's Mount Hope Cemetery.
Smith, James Hadden (1880). History of Chenango and Madison Counties. Vol. I. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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