John Hazard Reynolds
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John Hazard Reynolds (June 21, 1819Template:SpndSeptember 24, 1875) was an American attorney and politician from New York. He was most notable for his service as a United States representative from New York, serving one term from 1859 to 1861.
Early life
John H. Reynolds was born in Moreau, New York on June 21, 1819, the fourth child of Luthena (Potter) Reynolds farmer and lumberman George Reynolds.[1][2] He attended the public schools of Sandy Hill, New York (now Hudson Falls) and Bennington, Vermont.Template:Sfn Reynolds engaged in civil engineering and took part in the construction of the Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad and Boston and Albany Railroad.Template:Sfn He then returned to school at the Kinderhook Academy, from which he graduated in 1840.Template:Sfn Reynolds studied law with attorney William H. Tobey of Kinderhook, was admitted to the bar, and began to practice as Tobey's partner in 1843.Template:Sfn
Career
Reynolds moved to Albany in 1851, where he practiced law in partnership with John V. L. Pruyn.Template:Sfn In 1854, he began a partnership with Clark B. Cochrane and Hamilton Harris.Template:Sfn
Congress
Reynolds was a Democrat opposed to the expansion of slavery.Template:Sfn During the Bleeding Kansas controversy, Reynolds ran successfully for a seat in the United States House of Representatives as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat.Template:Sfn He served in the 36th Congress, March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1861.Template:Sfn He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860.Template:Sfn
Later career
After leaving Congress, Reynolds resumed practicing law in Albany.Template:Sfn After Cochrane's 1867 death, Reynolds and Harris continued to practice as partners.Template:Sfn In 1873, Reynolds was appointed a commissioner of the New York Court of Appeals.Template:Sfn
Death and burial
Reynolds died in Kinderhook on September 24, 1875.Template:Sfn He was buried at Kinderhook Cemetery in Kinderhook.[3]
Family
In 1843, Reynolds married Margaret Ann Whiting.Template:Sfn They were the parents of six children: Charles Whiting: William H. Tobey; George; John H. Jr.; James Adger; and Margaret Whiting.Template:Sfn
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- 1819 births
- 1875 deaths
- Politicians from Albany, New York
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- People from Kinderhook, New York
- People from Hudson Falls, New York
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives