Jerediah Horsford (March 8, 1791 – January 14, 1875) was an American politician from

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Life

Horsford attended the common schools, and then engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served during the

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, took part in the defense of

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. He later moved to

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, where he served as an officer in a unit which took part in the

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. In 1815, he went to Moscow, New York as a missionary to the Seneca Indians. In 1818 he moved to

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, where he was a farmer. He was a pioneer in scientific farming methods, an active member of several agricultural societies, and the inventor of an animal feed named ''Horsford's Cattle Food''. He remained in the New York Militia, and rose to colonel and commander of the regiment based in Livingston County. He was an Anti-Masonic member of the

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(Livingston Co.) in

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. Horsford was elected as a Whig to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853. He moved to

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in 1863. He died in Livonia and was buried at Moscow Cemetery, now in Leicester, New York. His children included inventor and scientist

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Horsford, Jerediah 1791 births 1875 deaths Anti-Masonic Party politicians from New York (state) Members of the New York State Assembly People from Charlotte, Vermont People from Leicester, New York American militiamen in the War of 1812 Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Livonia, New York American militia officers 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives