William Radford (politician)

William Radford (* June 24, 1814 in Poughkeepsie, New York, † January 18, 1870 in Yonkers, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1863 and 1867 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Radford was born during the British - American War in Poughkeepsie. He received a limited education. In 1829 he moved to New York City, where he pursued commercial transactions. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1862 for the 38th Congress Radford was in the tenth constituency of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Marius Schoonmaker on March 4, 1863. After a successful re-election he suffered in 1866 with a renewed candidacy defeat and retired after March 3, in 1867 the Congress of.

After his time Congress he resumed his former business. He died on January 18, 1870 in Yonkers, and then was on the Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Westfield (New Jersey) buried. At the time of the Civil War about four and a half years was over.