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Selah Reeve Hobbie
Birth: 3-10-1797
Death: 3-23-1854
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Hobbie, Juliana
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He was a lawyer who became a member of the NY State assembly (1827-1829) and was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829). He was then appointed to the position of Assistant Postmaster General from 1829 until 1851. He resigned for 2 years because of poor health and returned as First Assistant Postmaster General and served from 1853 until his death. His parents in law were Erastus Root and Elizabeth Stockton Root.
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Biography: He was a lawyer who became a member of the NY State assembly (1827-1829) and was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829). He was then appointed to the position of Assistant Postmaster General from 1829 until 1851. He resigned for 2 years because of poor health and returned as First Assistant Postmaster General and served from 1853 until his death. His parents in law were Erastus Root and Elizabeth Stockton Root. Citation Notes: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/61360/47194_547528-00245?pid=7480&backurl=https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DmxN956%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3DSelah%26gsfn_x%3D1%26gsln%3DHobbie%26gsln_x%3D1%26msbdy_x%3D1%26msbdy%3D1797%26catbucket%3Drstp%26MSAV%3D0%26uidh%3Dif4%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D7480%26dbid%3D61360%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mxN956&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000662Title of Webpage: US Congressional Biographical DirectoryWebsite Viewing Date: Monday, June 11, 2018 - 14:45Website Last Modified Date: Monday, June 11, 2018 - 14:45
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Hobbie, Juliana
Biography
He was a lawyer who became a member of the NY State assembly (1827-1829) and was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829). He was then appointed to the position of Assistant Postmaster General from 1829 until 1851. He resigned for 2 years because of poor health and returned as First Assistant Postmaster General and served from 1853 until his death. His parents in law were Erastus Root and Elizabeth Stockton Root.
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He was a lawyer who became a member of the NY State assembly (1827-1829) and was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829). He was then appointed to the position of Assistant Postmaster General from 1829 until 1851. He resigned for 2 years because of poor health and returned as First Assistant Postmaster General and served from 1853 until his death. His parents in law were Erastus Root and Elizabeth Stockton Root.
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https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/61360/47194_547528-00245?pid=7480&backurl=https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DmxN956%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3DSelah%26gsfn_x%3D1%26gsln%3DHobbie%26gsln_x%3D1%26msbdy_x%3D1%26msbdy%3D1797%26catbucket%3Drstp%26MSAV%3D0%26uidh%3Dif4%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D7480%26dbid%3D61360%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=mxN956&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000662
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US Congressional Biographical Directory
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Monday, June 11, 2018 - 14:45
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Monday, June 11, 2018 - 14:45
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