Albert Gallup

Albert Gallup (January 30, 1796 – November 5, 1851) was a U.S. Representative from New York, serving on term from 1837 to 1839.

Albert Gallup
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byGerrit Y. Lansing
Succeeded byDaniel Barnard
U.S. Collector of Customs for the Port of Albany, New York
In office
1843–1849
Preceded byThomas McElroy
Succeeded byRichard Varick DeWitt
Sheriff of Albany County, New York
In office
November 1831 – November 1834
Preceded byAsa Colvard
Succeeded byAngus McDuffie
Personal details
Born(1796-01-30)January 30, 1796
Berne, New York, U.S.
DiedProvidence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting placeSwan Point Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEunice Smith (m. 1818-1851, his death)
Children7 (including Caroline Gallup Reed)
Parent(s)Nathaniel Gallup
Lucy Latham
ProfessionAttorney

Early life

Gallup was born in East Berne, New York to Nathaniel Gallup (1770–1834) and Lucy (née Latham) Gallup (1773–1862).[1]

His ancestors fought in the colonial wars, including, Capt. John Gallup, who was killed in the Narraganset Swamp fight with the Indians, and another, William Latham, who was killed at the Battle of New London.[2]

As a child, Gallup received a limited schooling. He later studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Albany.[3]

Career

From 1831 to 1834,[4] he served as sheriff of Albany County.[3]

Congress

Gallup was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress serving from March 4, 1837, until March 3, 1839.[5] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-sixth Congress in 1838.[3]

He was appointed the U.S. collector of customs for Albany in 1843.[3]

Personal life

On April 26, 1818, he married Eunice Smith (1799–1872), daughter of Capt. Amos Denison Smith and Priscilla Mitchell.[6] Together, they were the parents of:[1]

  • Caroline Gallup Reed (1821–1914),[2] who was a noted educator and who married Rev. Sylvanus Reed (1821–1870)
  • Albert Smith Gallup (1823–1906), who was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1853 to 1854.[7][8]
  • Priscilla Gallup (b. 1828), who married George H. Whitney, in 1852.[1][9]
  • Lucy Gallup (b. 1832), who married Dr. Henry Delavan Paine (1816–1893), in 1858.[1][10][11]
  • Edwin C. Gallup (b. 1835), who married Anna B. Calket, in 1870.[1]
  • Eunice Ida Gallup (1840–1898), who married William W. Rhoades (1837–1893).
  • Francis William Gallup (1841–1842), who died young.[1]

Gallup died on November 5, 1851, in Providence, Rhode Island.[3] He was interred in Swan Point Cemetery.[12]

Descendants

He was the grandfather of Latham Gallup Reed (1855–1945), a prominent New York lawyer,[13] and Anna Dewitt Reed (1858–1958), who married William Barclay Parsons (1859–1932)[14] in 1884.[15]

He was also grandfather of Isabel Whitney,[16] a member of New York Society who married William H. Sage, of "Uplands" in Albany, New York.[17]

References
  1. Smith, Henry Allen (1889). A Genealogical History of the Descendants of the Rev. Nehemiah Smith of New London County, Conn. J. Munsell's Sons. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. "Mrs. S. G. Reed Dies at 93; Once Widely Known for Her School for Girls in This City". The New York Times. 18 November 1914. p. 11. ProQuest 97625343. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. "Gallup, Albert - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. Howell, George Rogers (1886). Bi-centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany, N.Y., from 1609 to 1886. W. W. Munsell & Company. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. American Political Leaders 1789-2009. CQ Press. 2012. p. 139. ISBN 9781452267265. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. "The Berne Historical Project". bernehistory.org. Hope Farm Press. 5 December 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. "New Park Commissioner; Albert Gallup Appointed to Succeed Stevenson Towle". The New York Times. 10 July 1889. p. 8. ProQuest 94756195. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. "Death List of a Day; Albert Smith Gallup". The New York Times. 22 March 1906. p. 9. ProQuest 96634862. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. Phoenix, Stephen Whitney (1878). The Whitney Family of Connecticut, and Its Affiliations. Bradford Press. p. 783. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. "Henry G. Paine Dies; Author and Editor; Literary Agent, 70". The New York Times. 31 May 1929. p. 20. ProQuest 104802139. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  11. New England Historic Genealogical Society (1896). Proceedings of the New England Historic Genealogical Society at the Annual Meeting. The Society. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  12. Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 239. ISBN 9780806348230.
  13. "Latham Reed, 89, A Retired Lawyer; Former Barrister of London Inner Temple Dies--Athlete at Columbia, Cambridge". The New York Times. 30 November 1945. p. 23. ProQuest 107116164. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  14. "William Barclay Parsons". The New York Times. 10 May 1932. p. 20. ProQuest 99708127. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  15. "United at the Altar; Two Fashionable and Largely Attended Church Weddings". The New York Times. 21 May 1884. p. 8. ProQuest 94258235. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  16. Social Register: Summer. Social Register Association. 1900. p. 241. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  17. Browning, Charles H. (1911). Americans of Royal Descent. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 229. ISBN 9780806300542. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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