Tilly Lynde

Tilly Lynde (October 9, 1782 – March 1, 1857) was an American merchant, judge, and politician in the U.S. state of New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate (1820–1826) and the State Assembly (1818, 1826, & 1828), and was the father of U.S. congressman William Pitt Lynde.

Tilly Lynde
From Souvenir of the Sherburne Centennial Celebration (1893)
Member of the New York Senate
In office
January 1, 1823 – January 1, 1826
Serving with Samuel G. Hathaway (1823), Farrand Stranahan (1823–1824), Isaac Ogden (1823–1825), Latham A. Burrows (1824–1825), & Stukely Ellsworth (1825)
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byPeter Hager II
Constituency6th Senate district
In office
November 7, 1820 – January 1, 1823
Serving with Jabez D. Hammond (1820–1821), John Lounsbery (1820–1821), Moses Austin (1820–1822), William C. Bouck (1820–1822), Charles E. Dudley (1820–1822), John I. Miller (1820–1822), John T. More (1820–1822), William Ross (1820–1822), Abraham J. Hasbrouck (1822), & John L. Viele (1822)
Preceded byJohn Noyes, Peter Swart, & Martin Van Buren
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyMiddle Senate district
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Chenango district
In office
January 1, 1828 – January 1, 1829
Preceded byJames Birdsall, Joseph Juliand, & Augustus C. Welch
Succeeded byRussell Case, Abel Chandler, & Amos A. Franklin
In office
January 1, 1826 – January 1, 1827
Serving with Robert Monell & John Tracy
Preceded byRussell Case, Charles Medberry, & Robert Monell
Succeeded byJames Birdsall, Joseph Juliand, & Augustus C. Welch
In office
July 1, 1817 – June 30, 1818
Serving with Perez Randall & Simon G. Throop
Preceded byJames Houghteling, Samuel A. Smith, & Ebenezer Wakley
Succeeded byObadiah German, Thomas Humphrey, & Ebenezer Wakley
Personal details
Born(1782-10-09)October 9, 1782
Brookfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 1857(1857-03-01) (aged 74)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseElizabeth Warner Lynde (died 1871)
Children
  • Charles James Lynde
  • (b. 1816; died 1841)
  • William Pitt Lynde
  • (b. 1817; died 1885)
  • Watts Sherman Lynde
  • (b. 1819; died 1841)
  • Martius T. Lynde
  • (b. 1825; died 1899)
RelativesCharles W. Lynde (brother)
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

Tilly Lynde was born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, in October 1782. He moved to Sherburne, New York, in 1802, working as a clerk for the merchant Garret Y. Lansing.[1] By December 1804, Lynde had earned enough to start his own general store. By all reports, he was extremely successful in business and within a decade was a prominent and well-known member of the community.[1][2]

He was elected associate judge in 1816 and retired from his merchandise business. The following year, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as one of three representatives of Chenango County. He was defeated running for re-election in 1818, but was subsequently elected to the New York State Senate in 1820. He served in the 44th and 45th legislatures, the last sessions before the adoption of the 1822 New York Constitution. Under the new system, he was elected to a three year term in the New York Senate in 1822, representing the 6th State Senate district. He was then elected to two more terms in the Assembly, serving in the 1826 and 1828 sessions. He ran for United States House of Representatives in 1832, but was defeated.[1]

He moved to Cortland, New York, in 1832, and later in life moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he lived with his youngest son. He died in Brooklyn on March 1, 1857.[3]

Personal life and family

Tilly Lynde was one of at least four children of John Lynde and his wife Sarah (née Warner). Tilly's younger brother, Charles W. Lynde, also served in the New York State Senate.

Tilly Lynde married Eliza Warner, a school teacher from Sunderland, Massachusetts, on September 10, 1812.[1] They had four sons. Two of their sons, Charles and Watts, died along with 250 other passengers in the fire aboard the steamboat Erie, en route to Chicago in 1841. Their eldest surviving son, William Pitt Lynde, moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, where he became attorney general of the territory, then United States attorney. After Wisconsin achieved statehood, William Pitt Lynde was elected to three terms in the United States House of Representatives, and was elected mayor of Milwaukee in 1860.[1][2]

Electoral history

New York Assembly (1817, 1818)
New York State Assembly, Chenango District Election, 1817[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1817 (vote for three)
Democratic-Republican Perez Randall 1,145 34.27%
Democratic-Republican Tilly Lynde 1,144 34.24%
Federalist Simon G. Throop 1,052 31.49%
Total votes 3,341 100.0%
New York State Assembly, Chenango District Election, 1818[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1818 (vote for three)
Federalist Ebenezer Wakley 1,402 34.27%
Federalist Thomas Humphrey 1,376 34.24%
Federalist Obadiah German 1,265 31.49%
Democratic-Republican Tilly Lynde (incumbent) 978 34.24%
Democratic-Republican Jarvis K. Pike 872 34.27%
Democratic-Republican Charles Medbury 688 31.49%
Total votes 6,581 100.0% +96.98%
Federalist gain from Democratic-Republican

New York Senate (1820, 1822)
New York Senate, Middle District Election, 1820[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1820 (vote for three)
Democratic-Republican William C. Bouck 11,809 17.27%
Democratic-Republican John I. Miller 11,807 17.27%
Democratic-Republican Tilly Lynde 11,802 17.26%
Federalist Joseph D. Monell 11,031 16.14%
Federalist Ebenezer Wakeley 10,952 16.02%
Federalist Jedediah Miller 10,955 16.02%
Scattering 10 0.01%
Total votes 68,366 100.0%
New York Senate, 6th District Election, 1822[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, September 1822 (vote for four)
Democratic-Republican Tilly Lynde 12,472 25.37%
Democratic-Republican Isaac Ogden 12,300 25.02%
Democratic-Republican Farrand Stranahan 12,067 24.55%
Democratic-Republican Samuel G. Hathaway 11,943 24.30%
Samuel G. Huntington 300 0.61%
Scattering 72 0.15%
Total votes 68,366 100.0%
Democratic-Republican win (new seat)

References
  1. "Family Sketches". Souvenir of the Sherburne Centennial Celebration. Marcius D. Raymond. 1893. pp. 91–92. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  2. Conard, Howard L. (1895). History of Milwaukee from its first settlement to the year 1895. Vol. 1. American Biographical Publishing Co. pp. 411–414. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  3. "Died". Brooklyn Eagle. March 2, 1857. p. 2. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "New York 1817 Assembly, Chenango County". A New Nation Votes, American Election Returns 1787–1825. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. "New York 1818 Assembly, Chenango County". A New Nation Votes, American Election Returns 1787–1825. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  6. "New York 1820 State Senate, Middle District". A New Nation Votes, American Election Returns 1787–1825. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  7. "New York 1822 State Senate, District 6". A New Nation Votes, American Election Returns 1787–1825. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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