Timothy Pilsbury (April 12, 1789 – November 23, 1858) was a

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from

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. He was born in

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, where he attended the common schools. He was employed in a store for about two years before he became a sailor. During the

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, he commanded the privateer ''Yankee''. After the war, he engaged in shipping and settled in

Eastport, Maine Eastport is a city and archipelago in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,288 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making Eastport the least-populous city in Maine. The principal island is Moose Island, Maine, ...

. Pilsbury served as a member of the

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in 1825 and 1826 and a member of the executive council 1827–1836. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1836 to the

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. He moved to

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and thence to

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, and later to

Brazoria, Texas Brazoria ( ) is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, and is part of the metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,866. Geography Brazoria is located southwest of the center of Brazoria County. The northe ...

. Pilsbury was a member of the House of Representatives of the

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in 1840 and 1841 and served in the Senate of that Republic in 1842. He was also the chief justice of the county court and judge of probate for

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. He was again a member of the

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in 1845. Upon the admission of Texas as a State into the Union, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses and served from March 30, 1846, to March 3, 1849. Pilsbury was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress. He died in

Henderson, Texas Henderson is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Texas, United States. Its population was 13,271 at the 2020 census. Henderson is named for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas. The city has functioned as a major crossr ...

, in 1858 and was buried in the City Cemetery.

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