Stephen L. Mayham | |
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Justice of the New York Supreme Court for the Third Judicial Department | |
In office January 3, 1887 – December 31, 1897 | |
Preceded by | Rufus W. Peckham |
Succeeded by | Emory A. Chase |
Presiding Judge of the Schoharie County Court | |
In office 1883–1887 | |
Preceded by | Charles Holmes |
Succeeded by | William C. Lamont |
Member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 14th congressional district | |
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
Preceded by | John H. Bagley Jr. |
Succeeded by | William Lounsbery |
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | |
Preceded by | John V. L. Pruyn |
Succeeded by | Eli Perry |
Member of the New York State Assembly from Schoharie County | |
In office January 1, 1863 – December 31, 1863 | |
Preceded by | William Lamont |
Succeeded by | Peter P. Schoolcraft |
District Attorney of Schoharie County, New York | |
In office 1859–1862 | |
Preceded by | Nathan P. Hinman |
Succeeded by | William H. Young |
Town Supervisor of Blenheim, New York | |
In office 1858–1860 | |
Preceded by | Mathew Feder |
Succeeded by | Stephen L. Curtis |
Personal details | |
Born | Blenheim, New York | October 8, 1826
Died | March 3, 1908 Schoharie, New York | (aged 81)
Resting place | St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Schoharie, New York |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Julia A. Martin (m. 1849-1895, her death) |
Children | 5 |
Profession | Attorney |
Stephen Lorenzo Mayham (October 8, 1826 – March 3, 1908) was an attorney and politician from Schoharie County, New York. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from New York and a justice of the New York Supreme Court.
Stephen L. Mayham was born in Blenheim, New York on October 8, 1826, a son of John and Betsey (Ferguson) Mayham. [1] Mayham was one of twelve children, eleven of whom survived to adulthood. His siblings included Thomas Friend Mayham, a physician who served as mayor of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. [2] Another brother, Jay Mayham, served as judge of the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin court. [2] Mayham's brother J. Banks Mayham served as mayor of Murphysboro, Illinois. [2]
Mayham worked on his family's farm while attending the local schools. [2] He obtained his teaching credentials, and at age eighteen began working a teacher in the district schools. [2] In 1844 he began studying law at the Gilboa, New York Gilboa office of attorney Samuel W. Jackson, who later served as a justice of the New York Supreme Court. [3] He completed his studies at the Ithaca, New York office of Samuel Love and George G. Freer, attained admission to the bar in 1848, and began to practice in Blenheim. [4]
A Democrat, Mayham served as Schoharie County's superintendent of schools from 1852 to 1857. [4] From 1858 to 1860 he was Blenheim's town supervisor. [4] From 1859 to 1862 he served as District Attorney of Schoharie County. [4] In 1862, he moved to Schoharie, and in 1863, he served a one-year term in the New York State Assembly. [4]
In 1868, Mayham was elected to the United States House of Representatives. [4] He served in the 41st Congress, March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. [4] During this term, he served on the Committee on Private Land Claims and the Committee on Expenditures of the State and Post Office Departments. [4] In 1876 he was elected to the 45th Congress, March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. [4] During this term, he was a member of the Committee on the District of Columbia and the Committee on State Department Expenditures. [4]
Mayham served as judge of the Schoharie County Court and the county surrogate court from 1883 to 1887. [4] He was also a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1884 and again in 1892. [5] In 1886, Mayham was elected a justice of the New York Supreme Court, and he served until 1897. [4] Mayham was president of Schoharie's board of education for eight years, and was the first president of the Schoharie Valley Railroad Company. [4] After leaving the bench, he practiced law in partnership with his son Claude, and was often sought out to act as a referee for corporate and railroad litigation. [4]
Mayham died in Schoharie, New York on March 3, 1908. [6] [7] He was buried at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Schoharie. [8]
In 1849, Mayham married Julia A. Martin (1829-1895). [9] [10] They were the parents of sons F. Matt, Don S., and Claude B., and daughter Ida L. [11]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress