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John Richardson Thurman (October 6, 1814 – July 24, 1854) was a
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from New York. Born in New York City, Thurman graduated from
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in 1835. He moved to Chestertown, Warren County and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was also involved in several businesses, including serving as a Director of the Sacket's Harbor and Saratoga Railroad. He also speculated in land, as evidenced by the fact that his widow and children sold some of their holdings to the
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during its construction. He held several local offices, including Associate Judge of the Warren County Court. Thurman was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1850. After leaving Congress Thurman returned to managing his farm and other interests. He died at his home near Friends Lake in Chestertown on July 24, 1854.Plattsburgh Republican
July, 1854 He was originally interred in the family cemetery, before being reinterred in Oakwood Cemetery,
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thurman, John Richardson 1814 births 1854 deaths People from Warren County, New York Columbia University alumni 19th-century American railroad executives Delaware and Hudson Railway New York state court judges Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York) 19th-century New York state court judges 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives