Obadiah German

Obadiah German ( born April 22, 1766 Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, † September 24, 1842 in Norwich, New York) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic- Republican), of the New York State in the U.S. Senate represented.

Climb to the Senator

After schooling Obadiah German embarked on a legal career. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1792 and commenced practice in Norwich. By the time he was also politically active. In 1798 he was first deputy in the House of Representatives from New York; further terms followed there from 1804 to 1805 and from 1807 to 1809. within his party German was one of the supporters of DeWitt Clinton.

Finally, he was elected to succeed the no longer candidates U.S. Senator Samuel Latham Mitchill and pulled on March 4, 1809 in Congress, where he spent an entire legislative period to March 3, 1815. He made a name for himself through his criticism of the military preparations for the British -American War and in the Senate voted against the declaration of war.

Further CV

In 1812, German was one of the founding trustees of Hamilton College in Clinton. After his time in the Senate he held from 1815 to 1819 the office of a judge in Chenango County from; moreover, he was an officer in the state militia and there rose to major general. After DeWitt Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, joined his German Government as Commissioner of Public Works and supported in this function significantly Clinton's plans to build the Erie Canal.

1819 Obadiah German then returned again in the State Assembly of New York back and was at times the speaker. Then he drew largely from politics and worked as a lawyer; after the establishment of the Whig Party, he was the member.

The German town in Chenango County is named after the late 1842 Obadiah German.