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Selah Reeve Hobbie (March 10, 1797 – March 23, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1827 to 1829.
Selah Reeve Hobbie | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district | |
In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | |
Preceded by | Henry Ashley |
Succeeded by | Perkins King |
Personal details | |
Born | Newburgh, New York, U.S. | March 10, 1797
Died | March 23, 1854 57) Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged
Born in Newburgh, New York, Hobbie studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Delhi, New York.
He served as district attorney of Delaware County 1823–1827. He served as member of the State assembly 1827–1829. He served in the militia as brigade major and inspector.
Hobbie was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829).
He was appointed Assistant Postmaster General and served from 1829 until 1851, when he resigned on account of ill health. He was appointed First Assistant Postmaster General and served from March 22, 1853, until his death in Washington, D.C., March 23, 1854.
He was interred in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., on March 26, 1854.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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