Albert H. Tracy
American politician (1793-1859)
Albert Haller Tracy (June 17, 1793 – September 19, 1859) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
Tracy pursued classical studies, and later studied medicine. In 1811, Tracy removed to New York, where he stopped studying medicine and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1815, commenced practice in Buffalo, and became a prominent attorney. In 1825, Tracy married Harriet Foote Norton, daughter of Ebenezer F. Norton, a New York state Assemblyman and later U.S. Representative. The couple had two sons: Albert Haller Tracy (b. 1834) and Francis Walsingham Tracy (b. 1839).
Tracy was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 16th, 17th and 18th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1825. He was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (17th Congress).
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