Joseph Reynolds (congressman)

Joseph Reynolds (September 14, 1785 – September 24, 1864) was an American farmer from New York who served as a brigadier general of state militia troops during the War of 1812, as a judge, and as a U.S. Representative from New York for one term from 1835 to 1837.

Joseph Reynolds
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 22nd district
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	Nicoll Halsey Samuel G. Hathaway
Succeeded by	Hiram Gray Andrew DeWitt Bruyn
Personal details
Born	(1785-09-14)September 14, 1785 Easton, New York, USA
Died	September 24, 1864(1864-09-24) (aged 79) Cortland, New York, USA
Resting place	Cortland Rural Cemetery
Political party	Jacksonian

For the American Civil War general with a similar name, see Joseph J. Reynolds.

Biography

Born in Easton in Washington County, New York, Reynolds completed academic studies. He moved to Virgil, New York, in 1809, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Early career

He organized a company of riflemen for service in the War of 1812, and served as a major, colonel, and brigadier general in the State troops. He was a Justice of the Peace 1815–1837, and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1819.

He served as judge of Cortland County 1821–1839, and as supervisor of the town of Cortlandville 1825–1835.

Congress

Reynolds was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837).

Later career and death

He was elected the first president of the village of Cortland, New York in 1864. He died in Cortland on September 24, 1864, and was interred in the Cortland Rural Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Joseph Reynolds (id: R000177)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Joseph Reynolds at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress