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John S. Pindar

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John S. Pindar
Pindar c. 1885, C.M. Bell Studio Collection (Library of Congress)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 24th district
In office
November 4, 1890 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byDavid Wilber
Succeeded byGeorge Van Horn
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Preceded byNewton W. Nutting
Succeeded byDavid Wilber
President of Cobleskill, New York
In office
1882–1884
Personal details
Born
John Sigsbee Pindar

(1835-11-18)November 18, 1835
Sharon, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 30, 1907(1907-06-30) (aged 71)
Cobleskill, New York, U.S.
Resting placeCobleskill Cemetery, Cobleskill, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

John Sigsbee Pindar (November 18, 1835 – June 30, 1907) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1885 to 1887, then again briefly from late 1890 to early 1891.

Biography

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Born in Sharon, New York, Pindar attended the common schools and Richmondville Seminary. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1865.

He served as president of the village of Cobleskill 1882–1884. He served as chairman of the Democratic county committee for ten years.

Congress

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Pindar was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887).

Career in between terms

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He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888. He resumed the practice of law in Cobleskill, New York. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1888 for election to the Fifty-first Congress.

Return to Congress

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Pindar was subsequently elected to the Fifty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of David Wilber and served from November 4, 1890, to March 3, 1891.

Later career and death

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He resumed the practice of law. He died in Cobleskill, New York, June 30, 1907. He was interred in Cobleskill Cemetery.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "John S. Pindar (id: P000359)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 24th congressional district

1885–1887
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 24th congressional district

1890–1891
Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress