Daniel G. Garnsey

Daniel Greene Garnsey ( born June 17, 1779 Canaan, Columbia County, New York, † May 11, 1851 in Gowanda, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1825 and 1829 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Daniel Garnsey attended private schools. In 1805 he became a member of the state militia of New York; in the years 1810 and 1811, he was Brigade Inspector in Saratoga County. After studying law and his 1811 was admitted to the bar he began in Rensselaer and Saratoga County to work in this profession. During the British - American War Garnsey was a Major on the staff of Major-General. In 1816 he moved to Pomfret, also in New York State. There he was involved in building this church that called itself now Dunkirk. In the meantime, he was District in Chautauqua County. From 1818 to 1826, he worked as a district attorney.

In the congressional elections of 1824 Garnsey was a member of the National Republican party in the 30th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Albert H. Tracy on March 4, 1825. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1829 two legislative sessions. This period was characterized by fierce debate between the supporters of Andrew Jackson as well as those of President John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.

In 1831, Garnsey moved to the vicinity of Battle Creek, Michigan. Soon after, he was postmaster and Heads of Public Employment Award in the area around Detroit and Ypsilanti. In 1832 he took under the command of General Winfield Scott part in the Black Hawk War. He later moved to Rock Iceland in Illinois. Between 1841 and 1843 he worked for the Federal Land Registry Office in Dixon. Daniel Garnsey died on May 11, 1851 in Gowanda, where he was also buried.