Individual Details

Senator Orsamus Benajah MATTESON

(28 Aug 1805 - 22 Dec 1889)

Events

Birth28 Aug 1805Verona, Oneida County, New York
Marriage17 May 1830Utica, Oneida County, New York - Mary Augusta HURLBURT
Miscellaneous1830admitted to the bar
Occupation1834attorney of Utica - Oneida County, New York
OccupationBet Mar 1849 and Mar 1851elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress
OccupationBet Mar 1853 and Feb 1857served in the Thirty-fourth Congress
OccupationBet Mar 1857 and Mar 1859 elected to the Thirty-fifth Congress
Occupation10 Jul 1860lawyer - Utica, Oneida County, New York
Occupation1 Jul 1870owner of iron furnace company - Utica, Oneida County, New York
Residence6 Jan 1875and was a former member of congress - Utica, Oneida County, New York
Residence29 Nov 1881& requested with his grandaughter for a guardian to be appointed for her - Utica, Oneida County, New York
Death22 Dec 1889of gangrene - Utica, Oneida County, New York
Burial24 Dec 1889in Forest Hill Cemetery - Utica, Oneida County, New York

Families

SpouseMary Augusta HURLBURT (1807 - 1896)
ChildHenry Clay MATTESON (1831 - 1878)
ChildMary Hurlbert MATTESON (1838 - 1900)
FatherSilas MATTESON (1781 - 1851)
MotherHannah COGSWELL (1784 - 1858)
SiblingMary MATTESON (1812 - 1899)