John Bird

Federalist Representative of New York

Congresses Served

House Terms

November 22, 1768 (37 years old)

Birthday

February 2, 1806

Death

American politician and lawyer.
Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, and graduated from Yale College in 1786.
Practiced law in Litchfield before moving to Troy, New York, in 1793.
Served in the New York State Assembly from 1796 to 1798.
Elected as a Federalist to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1799, to July 25, 1801.
Resigned from Congress to return to legal practice.
Experienced two marriages, with the first ending in divorce due to ill treatment.
Member of the Freemasons.
Died at the age of 37 and is buried in Mt. Ida Cemetery, Troy, New York.