William Radford (politician)

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William Radford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867
Preceded by Charles Van Wyck
Succeeded by William Henry Robertson
Personal details
Born October 25, 1814
Poughkeepsie, New York, US
Died March 18, 1870 (aged 55)
Yonkers, New York, US
Resting place Old Presbyterian Cemetery
Political party Democratic

William Radford (June 24, 1814 – January 18, 1870) was a United States representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction, serving two terms from 1863 to 1867.

Biography

Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, he received a limited schooling, moved to New York City in 1829, and engaged in mercantile pursuits.

Congress

He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1867. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1866 to the Fortieth Congress, after which he resumed his former business pursuits.

Death

Radford died in Yonkers, Westchester County in 1870 and was buried in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey.