Joseph Mullin

Joseph Mullin (August 6, 1811 – May 17, 1882)[1] was an American lawyer and politician from New York.[2]

Joseph Mullin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	Orville Hungerford
Succeeded by	Charles E. Clarke
Personal details
Born	August 6, 1811 Dromore, County Down, Ireland, U.K.
Died	May 17, 1882 (aged 70) Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Political party	Whig Republican
Spouse(s)	Lydia Maria Ten Eyck ​ ​ (m. 1837; his death 1882)​
Relations	Egbert Ten Eyck (father-in-law)
Children	5, including Joseph Mullin
Alma mater	Union College

Early life

Mullin was born near Dromore, County Down, Ireland on August 6, 1811. He came to the United States in 1820 with his parents, and they settled in Watertown, New York. He attended Union Academy at Belleville, and graduated from Union College in 1833.[3]

Career

Following his graduation from Union College, he taught school and was Principal of Union Academy, and subsequently taught at Watertown Academy. Then he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1837.[3]

Mullin was District Attorney of Jefferson County from 1843 to 1845. He was elected as a Whig to the 30th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849.[4] He was President of the Village of Watertown in 1853 and 1854.[2]

In 1855, he ran on the Republican ticket for the New York Court of Appeals, but was defeated by the American Party candidate George F. Comstock.[2]

He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court (5th District) from 1858 to 1881, and was ex officio a judge of the Court of Appeals in 1864.[3] He retired from the bench in January 1881.[1]

Personal life

On January 29, 1837, he married Lydia Maria Ten Eyck (1815–1884), a daughter of fellow U.S. Representative Egbert Ten Eyck.[5] Together, they were the parents of five children:[6] Anthony Ten Eyck Mullin, Catherine Mullin, Lydia Mullin, Rebecca Ten Eyck Mullin,[6] and Joseph Mullin (1848–1897), who served in the New York State Senate.[7]

Mullin died on May 17, 1882 in Saratoga Springs, New York. He was buried at the Brookside Cemetery, in Watertown.[1]

Sources

1. "OBITUARY NOTES" (PDF). The New York Times. May 18, 1882. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
2. "MULLIN, Joseph - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
3. New York State Unified Court System. "Hon. Joseph Mullin | New York Legal History / Antebellum, Civil War, & Reconstruction: 1847-1869". www.nycourts.gov. The Historical Society of the New York Courts. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
4. Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1858). The New York Civil List: Containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time. Weed, Parsons and Co. p. 351. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
5. Foley, Janet Wethy (July 1937). Early Settlers of New York State: Their Ancestors and Descendants, Volu: Their Ancestors and Descendants, Volumes I-VI (PART II - iv-vi). Heritage Books. p. 7. ISBN 9780788437120. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
6. Genealogical Notes of New York and New England Families. Heritage Books. 2000. p. 251. ISBN 9780788419560. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
7. "SENATOR MULLIN IS DEAD. Stricken by Heart Disease in His Room in the University Clubhouse. BODY FOUND BY A SERVANT He Was Lying, Almost Fully Dressed, Across the Bed, with His Spectacles On--Watertown's Representative in the Senate Since 1891" (PDF). The New York Times. September 3, 1897. Retrieved June 26, 2018.

External links

• United States Congress. "Joseph Mullin (id: M001072)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Joseph Mullin at Find a Grave