Lewis Selye
(1803 - 1883)


SELYE, Lewis, a Representative from New York; born in Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., July 11, 1803; attended the common schools; learned the blacksmith trade; moved to Rochester, N.Y., in 1824 and engaged in the manufacture of iron; member of the Board of Supervisors of Monroe County several terms; elected alderman in 1841; member of the common council in 1843, 1856, and 1871; county treasurer of Monroe County 1848-1851 and 1854; elected as an Independent Republican to the Fortieth Congress (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1869); in 1868 established the Rochester Daily Chronicle, which was merged with the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in 1870; trustee of the Monroe County Savings Bank; died in Rochester, N.Y., January 27, 1883; interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Birth:Jul. 11, 1803
Death:Jan. 27, 1883
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 28th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1867 to 1869

Burial:
Mount Hope Cemetery
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Plot: Section V, Lot 23

[Lewis is SGS # 2219 – Lewis; Lewis (#780); Nehemiah; Benjamin; John; Benjamin; Nathaniel; Robert]

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