Timothy Childs

Timothy Childs
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byThomas Kempshall
Succeeded byThomas J. Paterson
Constituency28th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byFrederick Whittlesey
Succeeded byThomas Kempshall
Constituency28th district
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Preceded byDaniel D. Barnard
Succeeded byFrederick Whittlesey
Constituency27th district
Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department
In office
1837–1839
Preceded byAlbert Gallatin Hawes
Succeeded byRichard P. Marvin
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1833 – December 31, 1833
Serving with Levi Pond, Milton Sheldon
Preceded bySamuel G. Andrews, Ira Bellows, William B. Brown
Succeeded byElihu Church, Fletcher Mathews Haight, Jeremy S. Stone
ConstituencyMonroe County
In office
January 1, 1828 – December 31, 1828
Serving with Ezra Sheldon Jr., Francis Storm
Preceded byPeter Price, Abelard Reynolds, Joseph Sibley
Succeeded byJohn Garbutt, Heman Norton, Reuben Willey
ConstituencyMonroe County
District Attorney of Monroe County, New York
In office
1821–1831
Preceded byNone (position created)
Succeeded byVincent Mathews
Personal details
Born(1790-01-01)January 1, 1790
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US
DiedNovember 25, 1847(1847-11-25) (aged 57)
At sea aboard the ship Emily
Political partyFederalist
Anti-Masonic
Anti-Jacksonian
Whig
Spouse(s)Catherine Adams
Louisa S. Dickinson
Alma materWilliams College
Litchfield Law School
Professionlawyer
Death record, Timothy Childs, Jr.
Obituary for Timothy Childs, Jr. Oneida (N.Y.) Morning Herald, December 8, 1847

Timothy Childs Jr. (January 1, 1790 – November 25, 1847) was a U.S. Representative from New York. He represented Monroe County for eight non-consecutive terms in Congress between 1829 and 1843.