George O. Rathbun

George O. Rathbun
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byRomulus M. Saunders
Succeeded byJoseph R. Ingersoll
Chair of the House Revolutionary Pensions Committee
In office
1843–1844
Preceded byJohn Taliaferro
Succeeded byDavid L. Seymour
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 25th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byJohn Maynard
Succeeded byHarmon S. Conger
Clerk of Supervisors of Cayuga County, New York
In office
1837–1841
Personal details
Born(1802-10-16)October 16, 1802
Scipio, New York
DiedJanuary 4, 1870(1870-01-04) (aged 67)
Auburn, New York
Resting placeFort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Eliza Treat Gould
(m. 1823)
Parent(s)Edward Rathbun
Anna Fuller Rathbun
EducationHamilton College
ProfessionAttorney

George Oscar Rathbun (October 16, 1802 – January 4, 1870)[1] was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1843 to 1847.

  1. ^ The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian Vol. 9, Number 1, P. 12, January 1989