Abijah Mann Jr.

Abijah Mann Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 16th district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byNathan Soule
Succeeded byArphaxed Loomis
Postmaster of Fairfield, New York
In office
May 28, 1830 – January 16, 1833
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1838
In office
January 1, 1828 – December 31, 1830
Personal details
Born(1793-09-24)September 24, 1793
Fairfield, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 1868(1868-09-06) (aged 74)
Auburn, New York, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian
RelativesCharles A. Mann (brother)
Matthew D. Mann (nephew)
OccupationPolitician

Abijah Mann Jr. (September 24, 1793 – September 6, 1868) was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1833 to 1837.

Early life

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Born in Fairfield, New York, Mann attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and was a justice of the peace. He was appointed by President Andrew Jackson as Postmaster of Fairfield and served from May 28, 1830, to January 16, 1833. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1828, 1829, 1830 and 1838.

Congress

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Mann was elected as a Jacksonian to the 23rd and 24th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1837.

Later career

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He moved to New York City. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Attorney General of New York at the New York state election, 1855. He was a delegate to the Republican state convention in 1856. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the State Senate in 1857.

Death

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He died in Auburn, New York, September 6, 1868.

Family

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State Senator Charles A. Mann (1803–1860) was his brother; Dr. Matthew Derbyshire Mann (1845–1921) was his nephew.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Abijah Mann Jr. (id: M000099)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 16th congressional district

1833–1837
Succeeded by