12 Facts About Timothy Childs

Timothy Childs represented Monroe County for eight non-consecutive terms in Congress between 1829 and 1843.

Timothy Childs was the son of Rachel Childs and Timothy Childs, a Revolutionary War officer who studied at Harvard, became a physician and served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Timothy Childs graduated from Williams College in 1811 and Litchfield Law School in 1814.

Timothy Childs completed his studies at the Albany firm of Harmanus Bleecker, afterwards practicing law in New York, first in Canandaigua, and then in Rochester.

Originally a Federalist, while residing in Canandaigua, Timothy Childs served in offices including Ontario County Commissioner and the judicial position of Master in Chancery.

Timothy Childs served as Monroe County, New York District Attorney from 1821 to 1831, the first to hold this position.

Timothy Childs served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1828, and in the late 1820s he served as Monroe County Judge.

Timothy Childs was elected as an Anti-Mason to the Twenty-first Congress.

Timothy Childs was reelected as a Whig in 1836, and served from March 4,1835, to March 3,1839.

Timothy Childs was elected to Congress again as a Whig in 1840 and served one term, March 4,1841, to March 3,1843.

Timothy Childs resumed practicing law following the completion of his final term in Congress.

Timothy Childs died aboard the ship Emily on November 25,1847, while en route from Saint Croix to the United States.