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Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill (February 25, 1811 – July 27, 1877) was a U.S. Representative from New York, nephew of Selah Tuthill. ==Biography== Joseph. H. Tuthill was born in Blooming Grove, New York on February 25, 1811.〔Thomas William Herringshaw, (Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century ), 1904, page 949〕 He was educated in Blooming Grove and Shawangunk, where he moved with his parents in 1824. He moved to New York City in 1828, Ulsterville (now a hamlet of Wawarsing) in 1832, and Ellenville (also part of Wawarsing) in 1834. Tuthill was a merchant and farmer, including serving as President of the Ellenville Glass Works and President of the Ellenville Savings Bank.〔Hamilton Child, (Gazetteer and Business Directory of Ulster County, N.Y. for 1871-2 ), 1871, page 295〕 In addition, he served as Ellenville's Postmaster.〔United States Civil Service Commission, (Official Register of the United States ), September 1841, page 74〕 A Democrat, he served as Wawarsing Town Supervisor and a member of the Ulster County Board of Supervisors from 1842 to 1843, 1862 to 1863 and 1866 to 1869. From 1843 to 1847 he was County Clerk.〔Ulster County Board of Supervisors, (Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Ulster County ), 1921, page 354〕 During the Civil War Tuthill served as Excise Commissioner for Ulster County, responsible for collecting taxes on goods and services levied to support the war effort and assessing fines on individuals who attempted to evade paying the taxes.〔Ulster County Legislature, (Proceedings of the Ulster County Legislature ), 1864, page 19〕 Tuthill was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 1866. In 1870 he ran successfully for a seat in the Forty-second Congress and served one term, March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph H. Tuthill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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