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OVERVIEW:
BORN:
July 19, 1767,
Suffield, Connecticut
DIED:
December 31, 1822 (age 55)
Canandaigua, New York
EDUCATION:
Yale University
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican
HIGHLIGHTS:
1789:
Admitted to the Bar
1792-1801:
Served in Conn. State Legislature
1801-1814:
U.S. Postmaster General
1814:
Resumed Law Practice in New York
1820-1821:
Served in New York State Senate
SOURCES:
Kent Memorial Library (Suffield, CT)
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia