Anson Herrick (January 21, 1812 – February 6, 1868) was a

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from New York during the latter half of the

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. A newspaperman by trade, he served a single term in

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from 1863 to 1865.

Biography

Born in

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,(7 February 1868
OBITUARY; Hon. Anson Herrick
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'', Retrieved November 2, 2010 Herrick attended public school. He was a son of Ebenezer Herrick.

Newspaperman

Later on, Herrick learned the art of printing. Herrick established ''The Citizen'' at

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, in 1833, and moved to New York City in 1836. Herrick established the '' New York Atlas'' in 1838, which he continued until his death in 1868. In 1841, he founded a two-penny daily newspaper with John F. Ropes titled '' The New York Aurora'', which was later edited for a time by

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Political career

Herrick served as a member of the New York city

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from Ward 19 during 1853–1857. Herrick was appointed by President

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as naval

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for the port of New York, serving from 1857 to 1861.

Congress

Herrick was elected as a

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to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865).Johnson, Rossiter (ed.
The twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans
p.260 (1904)(6 November 1862)

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'' Retrieved November 22, 2010 Herrick was one of the few Democrats to vote for the submission of the 13th Amendment to the states. (Herrick had previously published editorials in favor of the amendment, but apparently voted for it in exchange for President

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appointing his brother as a federal revenue assessor. After Lincoln's death the appointment was never confirmed.)Andrew Johnson, author, Paul H. Bergeron, editor
The Papers of Andrew Johnson
Volume 8, May–August 1865, 1989, page 32 Herrick was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress.

Later career and death

He subsequently resumed his journalistic pursuits. He served as a delegate to the Union National Convention at

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in 1866. Herrick died in New York City February 6, 1868, and was interred in

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