Nicoll Halsey

Background

Halsey, Nicoll was born on March 8, 1782 in Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of Silas Halsey. Moved to Lodi, New York, 1793, Trumansburg, New York, 1808.

Education

He attended the common schools.

Career

He moved to Tompkins County and settled near Trumansburg in 1808. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and milling. Supervisor for Ulysses, New York in 1812, 1814, 1815, 1818, 1821, and 1826.

Sheriff of Tompkins County 1819–1821. Halsey was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1834.

He was appointed judge of the Tompkins County Court on February 11, 1834. He resumed the milling business. He died while on a visit in Marshall, Michigan, March 3, 1865.

He was interred in Grove Cemetery, Trumansburg, New York.

Membership

Member of New York Assembly, 1816, 24. Member United States House of Representatives (Democrat) from New York, 23d Congress, 1833-1835.

Connections

Father:

Silas Halsey. Moved Halsey