Augustus Porter HASCALL, Congress, NY (1800-1872)

HASCALL, Augustus Porter, a Representative from New York; born in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., June 24, 1800; moved to Le Roy, N.Y., in 1815; attended public and private schools; engaged in surveying; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Le Roy, N.Y.; justice of the peace and supervisor; judge of the court of common pleas; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853); resumed the practice of law; trustee of the village of Le Roy in 1858; died in Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., June 27, 1872; interment in Myrtle Street Cemetery.

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