George B. Throop

George B. Throop
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office
1847
Member of the New York State Senate from the 7th district
In office
January 1, 1828 – December 31, 1831
Preceded byVictory Birdseye
Succeeded byJehiel H. Halsey
Personal details
Born
George Bliss Throop

(1793-04-12)April 12, 1793
Johnstown, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1854(1854-02-23) (aged 60)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Jacksonian
Spouse(s)
Abigail Hawley Bostwick
(m. 1815; died 1825)

Frances Hunt
(m. 1826)
Children5
RelativesEnos T. Throop (brother)
Jesse Thompson (uncle)
Israel Thompson (uncle)
OccupationPolitician

George Bliss Throop (April 12, 1793 in Johnstown, then in Montgomery Co., now in Fulton County, New York – February 23, 1854 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan) was an American lawyer and politician from New York and Michigan.

Life

He was the son of George Bliss Throop (1761–1794) and Abiah (Thompson) Throop (1762–1846), a sister of assemblymen Jesse Thompson and Israel Thompson.

On August 23, 1815, he married Abigail Hawley Bostwick (1792–1825). On April 10, 1826, he married Frances Hunt (1806–1872), sister of United States Supreme Court justice Ward Hunt, and they had five children.

He was Clerk of Cayuga County from 1821 to 1825, Postmaster of Auburn, and Cashier of the Cayuga County Bank.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) from 1828 to 1831, sitting in the 51st, 52nd, 53rd and 54th New York State Legislatures.

About 1836, he removed to Detroit to pursue his banking interests. He was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1847.[1]

His older brother was Gov. Enos T. Throop (1784–1874). After their father's death, their mother married George W. Hatch, and among their children were Congressman Israel T. Hatch (1808–1875) and Eliza Hatch (1800–1885) who married first Congressman Gershom Powers (1789–1831) and then Judge William B. Rochester (1789–1838).

References

  1. ^ "Legislator Details George Bliss Throop". Michigan Legislative Biography Database. State of Michigan. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

Sources

New York State Senate
Preceded by New York State Senate
Seventh District (Class 1)

1828–1831
Succeeded by