HOSMER, Hezekiah Lord

1765–1814

Biography

HOSMER, Hezekiah Lord, a Representative from New York; born June 7, 1765; studied law; was admitted to practice in the mayor's court of Hudson, N.Y., in 1785; recorder of Hudson in 1793 and 1794; elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress (March 4, 1797-March 3, 1799); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1798 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William Blount, a Senator from Tennessee; again served as recorder of Hudson in 1810, 1811, 1813, and 1814; died in Hudson, N.Y., June 9, 1814.

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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External Research Collections

Boston Public Library

Boston, MA
Papers: 1 letter.

New-York Historical Society

New York, NY
Papers: March 5, 1794. 1 letter. Official correspondence. Finding aid in repository.
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