John G. Stower

John G. Stower (* 1791 in Madison, New York, † December 20, 1850 in Sullivan, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1827 and 1829 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John G. Stower was born about eight years after the end of the American War of Independence in Madison County. He went to school in Madison. Stower completed his preliminary studies. He then studied law. He received a license to practice law in New York. In the following years he was Attorney in Hamilton. He has held several local offices, including as postmaster. During the British - American War he served as a sergeant in the 129th regiment of the militia of New York. In 1817 he was among the founders of the Hamilton Recorder - a weekly newspaper, which appeared in Madison County. Between 1821 and 1827 he was a judge in Madison County Surrogate Court Politically, he was a member of the Jacksonian Group.

In the congressional elections of 1826 for the 20th Congress Stower was in the 22nd electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Miller on March 4, 1827. He retired after March 3, from 1829, from the Congress.

After his conference time he took the appointment as United States Attorney for the Southern Florida Territory, based in Key West - a post he held until 1830. He then returned to Hamilton, where he pursued his activities as a lawyer again. He sat in the years 1833 and 1834 in the Senate from New York. Later he settled in the Town of Sullivan. In the following years he founded the Village of Chittenango. Between 1847 and 1858, he served there as president. He died on December 20, 1850 in Sullivan.