William H. Kelsey

William Henry Kelsey ( born October 2, 1812 in Smyrna, New York, † April 20, 1879 in Geneseo, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1855 and 1859, and 1867-1871, he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Henry Kelsey was born about three and a half months after the eruption of British - American War in Chenango County. He attended community schools. He then studied law. After receiving his license to practice law in 1843 he began to practice in Geneseo. Between 1840 and 1844 he was Guardianship and restructuring judge in Livingston County and 1850-1853 district attorney in Livingston County.

Politically he belonged at that time to the opposition party. In the congressional elections of 1854 for the 34th Congress he was on the 28th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of George Hastings on March 4, 1855. In the following years, he joined the Republican Party. In 1856 he was elected to the 35th Congress. Since he gave up a re-election bid in 1858, he retired after the March 3, 1859 out of the Congress. During his first term, he chaired the Committee on Engraving.

After his conference time he began to practice law.

In the congressional elections of 1866 for the 40th Congress, he was elected in the 25th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the successor of Daniel Morris on March 4, 1867. Kelsey was re-elected once and then retired after March 3, 1871 the Congress of.

He retired from the political scene and went to Geneseo again his work as a lawyer after, where he died on April 20, 1879. His body was then buried at Temple Hill Cemetery.