John C. Churchill | |
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| Justice of theNew York Supreme Court | |
| In office 1881–1891 | |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives fromNew York's 22nd District | |
| In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Sidney T. Holmes |
| Succeeded by | William E. Lansing |
| Judge of the Oswego County Court | |
| In office 1861–1864 | |
| District attorney ofOswego County, New York | |
| In office 1857–1860 | |
| Supervisor of Oswego County, New York | |
| In office 1854–1855 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1821-01-17)January 17, 1821 |
| Died | June 4, 1905(1905-06-04) (aged 84) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College Dane Law School |
| Occupation | Teacher, lawyer |
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John Charles Churchill (January 17, 1821 – June 4, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew York.
John C. Churchill was born inMooers, New York on January 17, 1821.[1] He attended the Burr Seminary,Manchester, Vermont, and graduated fromMiddlebury College in 1843. He was a teacher of languages in theCastleton Seminary, and a tutor in Middlebury College. He attended the Dane Law School ofHarvard University. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice inOswego, New York, in 1848.
He married Catharine Sprague on September 11, 1849, and they had four children.[1]
He was a member of the Oswego Board of Education from 1853 to 1856, a Supervisor of Oswego County in 1854 and 1855, District Attorney from 1857 to 1860, and judge of the Oswego County Court from 1861 to 1864. He was appointed by Governor Morgan commissioner to superintend the draft for Oswego County in 1862 and 1863.
Churchill was elected as aRepublican to the40th and41st United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1867 to March 3, 1871. He was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (41st Congress).
He introduced bill H.R. 2634 on January 9, 1871 that would amend theEnforcement Act of 1870. The amendment would add an enforcement mechanism to the act. The bill would be enacted as theSecond Enforcement Act of 1871 by Congress in February 1871 and signed into law byPresidentUlysses S. Grant on February 28, 1871.
He was a delegate to the1876 Republican National Convention. In1877, he ran forSecretary of State of New York, but was defeated by DemocratAllen C. Beach. He was President of the Oswego Board of Education in 1879 and 1880.
On January 17, 1881, he was appointed a justice of theNew York Supreme Court to fill a vacancy. He was subsequently elected to a full fourteen-year term, and remained in office until the end of 1891 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
He died in Oswego on June 4, 1905, and was buried at theRiverside Cemetery.[2]
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