Schoolcraft, John Lawrence (JLS)
Seward ID:
JLS
Marriage Information:
Citation for Marriage Info:
Seward Context:
Household - familial
Profession:
Mercantile and Congressman
Biography and Citation Information:
Biography:
SCHOOLCRAFT, John Lawrence, a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., in 1804; received a limited schooling; engaged in mercantile pursuits; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1853); was not a candidate for renomination in 1852; chosen president of the Commercial Bank at Albany, N.Y., and served from 1854 until his death; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860; died while returning to his home from the convention at Chicago, in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, July 7, 1860; interment in the Rural Cemetery, Albany, N.Y.
Citation Type:
Website
Citation URL:
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000139
Title of Webpage:
Biographical Directory of the US Congress
Website Viewing Date:
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 14:30
Website's Last Modified Date:
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 14:30
Citation for Marriage Info (old):
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