United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866

William A. Darling

"(December 27, 1817 -- May 26, 1895) William Augustus Darling was a clerk, grocer, director of an association, officer, president of a railroad and a bank, collector, appraiser, and American politician. Darling was born in Newark, New Jersey and moved to New York City. William was a director of the Mercantile Library Association, served 11 years as a private and officer in the New York National Guard, deputy receiver of taxes for New York City (1847-1854), and president of the 3rd Avenue Railroad (1854 - 1865) and Murray Hill Bank. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of New York City in 1866 and served as a collector of internal revenue for the 9th district of New York (April 26, 1869 - April 17, 1871) and was an appraiser (April 18, 1871 - April 1, 1876). Darling was elected as a Republican to the 39th Congress ( March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1867) and was not reelected to the 40th Congress [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=D000055]"

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