YEARS -1850
OFFICE Representative
STATE New York
POLITICAL PARTY Adams, Whig
WHICH CONGRESS SERVED 20th (1827-1829), 27th (1841-1843)
Representative John MAYNARD Biography
MAYNARD, John, a Representative from New York; born in Whitestone, N.Y., birth date unknown; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., 1810; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Seneca Falls, N.Y.; clerk of Seneca County, 1821 and 1822; member of the state assembly, 1822; elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829); district attorney of Seneca County in 1836 and 1837; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843); member of the state senate 1838-1841; moved to Auburn, N.Y.; served as judge of the state supreme court, seventh district, from June 7, 1847, until his death in Auburn, N.Y., March 24, 1850. View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
External Research Collections
New-York Historical Society New York, NY Papers: 1837. 4 letters. Finding aid in repository.
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John MAYNARD Committee Assignments
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