Edmund Varney (June 6, 1778 in Amenia,

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– December 2, 1847 in

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) was an American farmer and politician from

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Life

He was the son of John Varney and Thankful (Goodspeed) Varney (1746–1820). He married Mehitable Ward (1783–1870). He moved to Russia NY in 1809. He was a Justice of the Peace from 1812 to 1837. He was Clerk of the Town of Russia from 1817 to 1820, in 1822, 1824 and 1828; and Supervisor from 1829 to 1834. In 1823, he was appointed

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of the Herkimer County Court. He was a member of the

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(Herkimer Co.) in

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. He was a member of the

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(4th D.) from 1842 to 1845, sitting in the 65th, 66th,

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and

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s. He was buried at the Gravesville Cemetery in Russia NY.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 133ff, 147, 203 and 313; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)

from ''Russia Union Church, 110th Anniversary, 1820-1930'', transcribed at NY Gen Web

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Varney, Edmund 1778 births 1847 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators People from Amenia, New York People from Herkimer County, New York Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Town supervisors in New York (state) New York (state) state court judges