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William E. Lansing

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(December 29, 1821 — July 29, 1883) William Esselstyne Lansing was an American politician and lawyer. Lansing was born in Perryville, New York in 1821. He graduated Cazenovia Seminary in 1841 and was admitted to the bar in 1845. Lansing served in many government positions including district attorney of Madison County, county clerk, and president of Chittenango. He was first elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served during the Thirty-Seventh Congress (1861-1863). Lansing was not a candidate for reelection for the Thirty-Eighth Congress but was again elected to Congress in 1870. He served for a second time in the House from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. After serving in Congress for a second time, Lansing returned to New York and practiced law until his death in 1883. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000088]

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