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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkGuy Ray PELTON
(1824-1890)
PELTON, Guy Ray, a
Representative from New York; born near Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass., August 3, 1824; attended the common schools and the
Connecticut Literary Institute, Suffield, Conn.; taught school;
studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New
York City in 1851; held various local offices; elected as an
Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4,
1855-March 3, 1857); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856
to the Thirty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Great
Barrington; died while on a tour in an attempt to climb
Mary’s Mountain in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., July
24, 1890; interment in Mahaiwe Cemetery, Great Barrington,
Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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