Ausburn Birdsall
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ausburn Birdsall
| image = Ausburn Birdsall.jpg
| state = New York
| district = 22nd
| term_start = March 4, 1847
| term_end = March 3, 1849
| preceded = Stephen Strong
| succeeded = Henry Bennett
| birth_date = {{birth date text|November 13, 1814}}
| death_date = {{death-date and age|July 10, 1903|November 13, 1814}}
| birth_place = Otego, New York, U.S.
| death_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| resting_place = Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx, New York, U.S.
| spouse = {{ubl
| Louisa Birdsall
| Eliza Reynolds Montgomery Birdsall
}}
| children = {{ubl
| Ausburn Birdsall
| Grace Birdsall
}}
| profession = {{ubl
| lawyer
| politician
}}
| party = Democratic Party
| alma_mater =
| religion =
}}
Ausburn Birdsall (November 13, 1814 – July 10, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1847 to 1849.
Biography
Born in Otego, New York, Birdsall was the son of Michael and Wealthy Webster Birdsall. He married Louisa and they had a son, Ausburn.{{cite web|title=Ausburn Birdsall|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Ausburn_Birdsall_records.ashx?pid=9700046|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=6 September 2013}} His second wife was Eliza Reynolds Montgomery and they had a daughter, Grace.
Career
Birdsall was a lawyer in private practice. He served as district attorney of Broome County, New York.
= Congress =
Birdsall was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress as United States Representative for the twenty-second district of New York from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849.{{cite web|title=Ausburn Birdsall|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/ausburn_birdsall/401461|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|accessdate=6 September 2013}} He served as supply supervisor of the United States Navy.
Death
Birdsall died in Manhattan, New York County, New York, on July 10, 1903 (age 88 years, 239 days). His original interment was at Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, New York, and his reinterment in 1910 was at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.{{cite web|title=Ausburn Birdsall|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/birdsall-biship.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=6 September 2013}}
References
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External links
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|state=New York
|district=22
|before=Stephen Strong
|after=Henry Bennett
|years=March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
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Category:County district attorneys in New York (state)
Category:Politicians from Otsego County, New York
Category:United States Navy civilians
Category:Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Category:19th-century New York (state) politicians
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives