John W. Longyear
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Education and career
Longyear was born on October 22, 1820, in Shandaken, New York,[1] the son of Petrus Longyear (also known as Peter Longyear, 1784–1845), of Dutch heritage, and Jerusha Longyear (née Jerusha Stevens), of English heritage.[2] The Longyears were descendants of Jacob Longyear Sr. (also known as Jacob Langjaer), an 18th-century immigrant to New York from Holland.[3] Longyear pursued classical studies at the Lima Academy in New York.[4] He taught school for several years in New York.[4] He moved to Mason, Ingham County, Michigan in 1844 and taught school.[4] He read law and was admitted to the Ingham County bar in 1846.[1] He entered private practice in Mason from 1846 to 1847.[1] He continued private practice in Lansing, Michigan from 1847 to 1870.[1]
Congressional service
Longyear was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 3rd congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 38th and 39th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1867.[4] He was Chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings for the 38th and 39th United States Congresses.[4] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.[4]
Other service
Longyear was delegate to the Loyalist Convention at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1866 and to the Michigan State constitutional convention in 1867.[4]
Federal judicial service
Longyear was nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant on February 7, 1870, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge Ross Wilkins.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 18, 1870, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on March 10, 1875, due to his death in Detroit,[1] where he had moved in 1871.[4] He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in Lansing.[4]
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