He attended the common schools, and learned the carpenter's trade. In November 1808, he married Percy Tiffany (d. 1827), and they had five children, among them Edwin Clark Litchfield (1815–1885[1]).
In 1812, he removed to Delphi. He fought in the War of 1812 and was promoted to Major. He was a Justice of the Peace and Supervisor of Onondaga County. He abandoned carpentry, and became a merchant. He was appointed Postmaster of Delphi on November 28, 1817, and served until June 25, 1821.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1819. Litchfield was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th, and as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1825. In 1828, he married Lucy Bacon, widow of Dr. Enos Bacon, and they had four children. He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1844, and was Speaker in 1844. Afterward, he moved to Cazenovia and died there on August 4, 1859. He was buried at the City Cemetery in Delphi Falls.
elisha, litchfield, july, 1785, canterbury, connecticut, august, 1859, cazenovia, york, american, merchant, politician, from, york, life, editthis, section, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, re. Elisha Litchfield July 12 1785 Canterbury Connecticut August 4 1859 Cazenovia New York was an American merchant and politician from New York Elisha LitchfieldLife editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Elisha Litchfield news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message He attended the common schools and learned the carpenter s trade In November 1808 he married Percy Tiffany d 1827 and they had five children among them Edwin Clark Litchfield 1815 1885 1 In 1812 he removed to Delphi He fought in the War of 1812 and was promoted to Major He was a Justice of the Peace and Supervisor of Onondaga County He abandoned carpentry and became a merchant He was appointed Postmaster of Delphi on November 28 1817 and served until June 25 1821 He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1819 Litchfield was elected as a Democratic Republican to the 17th and as a Crawford Democratic Republican to the 18th United States Congress holding office from December 3 1821 to March 3 1825 In 1828 he married Lucy Bacon widow of Dr Enos Bacon and they had four children He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1831 1832 1833 and 1844 and was Speaker in 1844 Afterward he moved to Cazenovia and died there on August 4 1859 He was buried at the City Cemetery in Delphi Falls His son Edwin C Litchfield ran for Congress as a Democrat in 1858 in the 2nd District but was defeated by Republican James Humphrey References edit Joseph Alexoiou Gowanus Brooklyn s curious canal New York amp London NYU Press 2015 pp 128 155Sources editUnited States Congress Elisha Litchfield id L000346 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The New England Historical and Genealogical Register published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society 1855 Vol IX pages 215f The Nominee of the Second Congressional District in NYT on October 6 1858 EDWIN C LITCHFIELD obit in NYT on July 23 1885U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byGeorge Hall Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 19th congressional district1821 1823 Succeeded byJohn RichardsNew district Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 23rd congressional district1823 1825 Succeeded byLuther BadgerPolitical officesPreceded byGeorge R Davis Speaker of the New York State Assembly1844 Succeeded byHoratio Seymour Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elisha Litchfield amp oldid 1215958687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
