OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Reuben Hyde Walworth

BORN:
October 26, 1788
Bozrah, Connecticut

DIED:
November 27, 1867 (age 79)
Saratoga Springs, New York

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican (Before 1828)
Democratic (1828–1867)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1796:
Moved to New York 
1809:
Admitted to the Bar
1810:
Began Practicing Law in Plattsburgh, New York 
1812:
Served during the War of 1812,
Aide-de-camp to General Benjamin Mooers
Division Judge Advocate
1821-1823:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
1823-1828:
Judge, Fourth Judicial District of New York
1828:
Moved to Saratoga Springs, New York 
1828-1848
Chancellor of the state of New York
1844:
Nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by President John Tyler,
Senate did not act on nomination
1848:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of New York 

SOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Historical Society of the New York Courts
Wikipedia

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