11 Facts About Tilly Lynde

Tilly Lynde was an American merchant, judge, and politician in the US state of New York.

Tilly Lynde was a member of the New York State Senate and the State Assembly, and was the father of US congressman William Pitt Lynde.

Tilly Lynde moved to Sherburne, New York, in 1802, working as a clerk for the merchant Garret Y Lansing.

Tilly Lynde was elected associate judge in 1816 and retired from his merchandise business.

Tilly Lynde was defeated running for re-election in 1818, but was elected to the New York State Senate in 1820.

Tilly Lynde served in the 44th and 45th legislatures, the last sessions before the adoption of the 1822 New York Constitution.

Tilly Lynde was then elected to two more terms in the Assembly, serving in the 1826 and 1828 sessions.

Tilly Lynde ran for United States House of Representatives in 1832, but was defeated.

Tilly Lynde moved to Cortland, New York, in 1832, and later in life moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he lived with his youngest son.

Tilly Lynde was one of at least four children of John Lynde and his wife Sarah.

Tilly Lynde married Eliza Warner, a school teacher from Sunderland, Massachusetts, on September 10,1812.