John Bird (New York)

John Bird ( born November 22, 1768 in Litchfield, Connecticut; † February 2nd 1806 in Troy, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1799 and 1801 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Bird grew up during the British colonial period. He pursued classical antiquity Sciences and graduated in 1786 at Yale College. Bird studied law. After receiving his license to practice law, he began to practice in Litchfield. In 1793 he moved to Troy, where he continued to work as a lawyer. Between 1796 and 1798 he sat in the New York State Assembly.

Politically, he was a member of the Federalist Party. In the congressional elections of 1798 Bird was selected in the sixth electoral district of New York at the time which meets even in Philadelphia U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the successor of Hezekiah L. Hosmer on March 4, 1799. However, he joined on 25 July 1801 by his Congress seat back.

He then worked as a lawyer again. He died on February 2, 1806 in Troy and was buried at the Mount Ida Cemetery.