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Abijah Mann Jr.

American politician (1793–1868)

Field	Value
name	Abijah Mann Jr.
state	New York
district
term_start	March 4, 1833
term_end	March 3, 1837
predecessor	Nathan Soule
successor	Arphaxed Loomis
office2	Postmaster of Fairfield, New York
term_start2	May 28, 1830
term_end2	January 16, 1833
office3	Member of the New York State Assembly from Herkimer County
term_start3	January 1, 1838
term_end3	December 31, 1838
predecessor3	Henry L. Easton and Aaron Hackley Jr.
successor3	Benjamin Carver and Atwater Cooke Jr.
alongside3	Volney Owen
term_start4	January 1, 1828
term_end4	December 31, 1830
predecessor4	Daniel C. Henderson and Richard Smith 2d
successor4	Atwater Cooke Jr., Holmstead Hough, Nicholas Lawyer
alongside4	David R. Carrier (1928); John P. Snell (1828); John B. Dygert (1829); Cornelius Sloughter (1829); Frederick P. Bellinger (1830); Russel Hopkins (1830)
birth_date
birth_place	Fairfield, New York, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Auburn, New York, U.S.
party	Jacksonian
relatives	Charles A. Mann (brother)
Matthew D. Mann (nephew)
occupation	Politician

Matthew D. Mann (nephew) Abijah Mann Jr. (September 24, 1793 – September 6, 1868) was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1833 to 1837.

Early life

Born in Fairfield, New York, Mann attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and was a justice of the peace. He was appointed by President Andrew Jackson as Postmaster of Fairfield and served from May 28, 1830, to January 16, 1833. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1828, 1829, 1830 and 1838.

Congress

Mann was elected as a Jacksonian to the 23rd and 24th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1837.

Later career

He moved to New York City. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Attorney General of New York at the New York state election, 1855. He was a delegate to the Republican state convention in 1856. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the State Senate in 1857.

Death

He died in Auburn, New York, September 6, 1868.

Family

State Senator Charles A. Mann (1803–1860) was his brother; Dr. Matthew Derbyshire Mann (1845–1921) was his nephew.

Sources

state=New York | district=16 | before=Nathan Soule | after=Arphaxed Loomis | years=1833–1837

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