About William H. Tobey
Lived 1799 – 1878 (aged 78–79). William H. Tobey was an American lawyer, banker, politician and judge.
William Henry Tobey (1799 Hudson, Columbia County, New York – May 1878) was an American lawyer, banker and politician from New York.
Life He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1820, and practiced in New Lebanon. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Columbia Co.) in 1838; Surrogate of Columbia County from 1841 to 1845; and a member of the New York State Senate (11th D.) in 1862 and 1863.
He was a Director of the National Bank of Kinderhook from 1839; and President of the National Union Bank of Kinderhook from 1853 until his death.
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American politician
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William H. Tobey was born in 1799.
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William H. Tobey died on 1 May 1878.
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William H. Tobey was a lawyer, banker, politician and judge.
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