Keywords: Addison H. Laflin - Brady-Handy.jpg Hon Addison Laflin of N Y Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Brady-Handy Photograph Collection http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cwpbh 00203 CALL NUMBER LC-BH83- 286 <P P>P P between 1860 1875 Creator Mathew Brady Creator Levin Corot Handy PD LOC-image cwpbh 00203 October 24 1823 - September 24 1878 was a United States Representative from New York Born in Lee Berkshire County he attended the common schools was graduated from Williams College in Williamstown in 1843 went to Herkimer County in 1849 and became interested in paper making He was a member of the New York State Senate in 1858 and 1859 and was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses holding office from March 4 1865 to March 3 1871 He was not a candidate for renomination and was a delegate to the Republican State convention in 1867 He was appointed by President Grant to be naval officer at the Port of New York on April 3 1871 and held that position until 1877 when he resigned Laflin died in Pittsfield in 1878; interment was in Oakwood Cemetery Syracuse This summary was created using Commons SumItUp en Addison_H _Laflin PD-Brady-Handy Photographs by Mathew Brady and Levin Handy Laflin Addison Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York Laflin Addison Black and white photographic portraits of men Laflin Addison |