Charles Borland Jr.

Charles Borland Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th district
In office
December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by Selah Tuthill
Succeeded by Hector Craig
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
1820-1821
Personal details
Born June 29, 1786 (1786-06-29)
Minisink, Orange County, New York
Died February 23, 1852 (1852-02-24) (aged 65)
Ward's Bridge, Orange County, New York
Citizenship  United States
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Matilda Decker Borland
Children

Adeline Borland Emerson Borland

Thomas Borland

Charles Borland

Dolly Ann Borland
Alma mater Union College
Profession

Attorney politician

District Attorney

Charles Borland Jr. (June 29, 1786 – February 23, 1852) was an American politician and a U. S. Representative from New York.

Biography

Born in Minisink, Orange County, New York Borland graduated from Union College in 1811. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began his practice. He married Matilda Decker and they had five children, Adeline, Emerson, Thomas, Charles, and Dolly Ann.[1]

Career

Borland was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1820–21.

He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th United States Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Selah Tuthill, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1823.

He was District Attorney of Orange County from 1835 to 1841; and again a member of the State Assembly in 1836. He was President of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Montgomery for ten years.

Death

Borland died in Ward's Bridge, Orange County, New York, on February 23, 1852 (age 65 years, 239 days). He is interred at Riverside Cemetery, Montgomery.

References

  1. ↑ "Charles Borland". Ancestry. com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  • United States Congress. "Charles Borland Jr. (id: B000641)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71, 197, 218, 260 and 378; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
  • The Political Graveyard
  • Find A Grave
  • Govtrack US Congress


U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Selah Tuthill		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th congressional district
December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823		 Succeeded by
Hector Craig
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