Adolphus H. Tanner
(May 23, 1833 — January 14, 1882) Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner was an American politician and lawyer. Tanner was born in Granville, New York in 1833, where he later studied law and was admitted to the bar. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army and attained the ranks of captain and lieutenant colonel. Tanner was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. After serving in Congress, he returned to practicing law in New York until he died in 1882.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000037]
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New York Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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