U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Fultonville, New York. He was a member of the board of trustees of Fultonville, in 1848, clerk of the board of supervisors of Montgomery County for six years, justice of the peace eight years and editor- publisher of the Amsterdam Recorder, (1841-57). In 1855, he was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, serving until 1857. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he served as adjutant of the 115th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, Union Army, during the Civil War. After the war, he was editor-publisher of the Montgomery County Republican until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Fultonville, New York. He was a member of the board of trustees of Fultonville, in 1848, clerk of the board of supervisors of Montgomery County for six years, justice of the peace eight years and editor- publisher of the Amsterdam Recorder, (1841-57). In 1855, he was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, serving until 1857. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he served as adjutant of the 115th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, Union Army, during the Civil War. After the war, he was editor-publisher of the Montgomery County Republican until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Inscription
ADJT F&S
115 NY INF
Family Members
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John W. Horton
1796–1865
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Elizabeth Fisk Horton
unknown–1860
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Helen M Holt Horton
1838–1895
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Sarah May Horton Slater
1823–1905
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Jacob W Horton
1827–1893
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Wesley R. Horton
1831–1875
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Sanford B. Horton
1840–1897
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Eugene Horton
1844–1891
Flowers
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