Archibald Ladley LINN, Congress, NY (1802-1857)

LINN, Archibald Ladley, a Representative from New York; born in New York City on October 15, 1802; was a member of the class of 1820 at Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Schenectady; county judge of Schenectady County from January 17, 1840, to February 9, 1845; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843); chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-seventh Congress); member of the State assembly in 1844; died in Schenectady, N.Y., October 10, 1857.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present