Charles Borland Jr. Explained

Charles Borland Jr.
State1:New York
District1:6th
Term Start1:December 3, 1821
Term End1:March 3, 1823
Preceded1:Selah Tuthill
Succeeded1:Hector Craig
Office2:Member of the New York State Assembly
Term2:1820–1821
Birth Date: June 29, 1786
Birth Place:Minisink, Orange County, New York
Death Place:Ward's Bridge, Orange County, New York
Spouse:Matilda Decker Borland
Children:Adeline BorlandEmerson Borland

Thomas Borland

Charles Borland

Dolly Ann Borland

Profession:AttorneyPoliticianDistrict attorney
Party:Democratic Party
Alma Mater:Union College

Charles Borland Jr. (June 29, 1786 – February 23, 1852) was an American politician and a United States 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Borland. Ancestry. com. 12 September 2013.