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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkCharles TRACEY
(1847-1905)
TRACEY, Charles, a
Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., May 27, 1847;
was graduated from the Albany Academy in 1866; served in the Papal
Zouaves at Rome, Italy, portions of the years 1867-1870; appointed
aide-de-camp to Governor Tilden, of New York, January 1, 1877;
appointed manager of the House of Refuge in Hudson, N.Y., by
Governor Cleveland and reappointed by Governor Hill in 1886;
engaged in the distilling business; elected as a Democrat to the
Fiftieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Nicholas T. Kane; reelected to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and
Fifty-third Congresses and served from November 8, 1887, to March
3, 1895; was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to
the Fifty-fourth Congress; resumed business activities in Albany
and Rochester, N.Y.; died at Watkins Glen, Schuyler County, N.Y.,
on March 24, 1905; interment in St. Agnes Cemetery, Albany,
N.Y.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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