Silas Stow (December 21, 1773 – January 19, 1827) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He served in the United States House of Representatives during the 12th United States Congress (1811–1813), representing New York's 10th congressional district.

Silas Stow
First Judge of Lewis County, New York
In office
June 27, 1815 – January 24, 1823
Preceded byJonathan Collins
Succeeded byEdward Bancroft
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813
Preceded byJohn Nicholson
Succeeded byHosea Moffitt
Sheriff of Lewis County, New York
In office
March 2, 1814 – March 15, 1815
Preceded byChillus Doty
Succeeded byLevi Adams
Personal details
Born(1773-12-21)December 21, 1773
Middlefield, Connecticut Colony, British America
DiedJanuary 19, 1827(1827-01-19) (aged 53)
Lowville, New York, U.S.
Resting placeEast Road Cemetery
Lowville, New York
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse
Mary Ruggles
(m. 1801)
Children
Parents
  • Elihu Stow (father)
  • Jemima (Paine) Stow (mother)
RelativesJoshua Stow (brother)
Occupationpolitician, judge

Biography

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Born in Middlefield in the Connecticut Colony, he attended the common schools and studied law, but never practiced. He moved to Lowville, Lewis County, New York and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He became land agent for Nicholas Low and moved to Oneida County in 1797.[1] He was appointed judge of Oneida County on January 28, 1801. He returned to Lewis County and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 12th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1811 to March 3, 1813. He was Sheriff of Lewis County, New York from 1814 to 1815. He was First Judge of Lewis County, New York, from 1815 to 1823. Stow died in Lowville in 1827; interment was in East State Street Burying Ground.

Personal life and family

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Stow was the youngest of eight children born to Elihu Stow and Jemima Paine Stow. His older brothers, Elihu, Obed, and Joshua served in the American Revolutionary War, and his father was zealous patriot who supplied materiel to the Continental Army.[1]: 139 

Stow married Mary Ruggles on July 26, 1801. Ruggles was the sister of General George D. Ruggles. They had three children together:[1]: 140 

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1860). A History of Lewis County, in the State of New York, from the beginning of its settlement to the present time. Albany, New York: Munsell and Rowland. pp. 139–140, 289.
  2. ^ "Alexander W. Stow (1805-1854)". Courts of Wisconsin. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 10th congressional district

March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by
Chillus Doty
Sheriff of Lewis County, New York
March 2, 1814 – March 15, 1815
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jonathan Collins
First Judge of Lewis County, New York
June 27, 1815 – January 24, 1823
Succeeded by
Edward Bancroft